[Closed] That new Orange 'Thing'

it's a cross bike? piss poor rear traction from the look of it the poor bugger is sliding everywhere. Expect it to cost 25% more than anything else and be loved by everyone?

I call it "The Sun".

piss poor rear traction from the look of it the poor bugger is sliding everywhere

You mean it has less rolling resistance?

[url= http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/orange-rx9-first-look-36284/ ]Officially known as the RX9[/url]

Not remotely tempted by a cross bike, but that did make it look marginally less daft. Cracking little edit.

Looks like a cotic vid.

I love these type of bikes 😀

Seems like pretty much exactly what I'd be after in my next bike, except, from the look of the pictures inexplicably hideous.

Much prefer the look of a Vapour, which is basically the same thing...

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The vid made me want to ride my cross bike.

piss poor rear traction from the look of it the poor bugger is sliding everywhere

Yup ,he clearly has no riding skills and is losing it all over the place.

The vid made me want to [u]be able to[/u] ride my cross bike [u]that quick[/u].

🙂

piss poor rear traction from the look of it the poor bugger is sliding everywhere

Yup ,he clearly has no riding skills and is losing it all over the place.

fasthaggis - you got that right, although with my brakes the way they are slowing down isn't an option.

My humor is obviously wasted in here....

No ,I laughed at the 25% bit 🙂

Top vid. I liked that. Still no room for another bike tho'...

Yet another bike vid with overuse of dolly in vain attempt to inject some sort of dynamic. I'm I the only one sick of seeing it? Someone needs to do a supercut...

Terribly fashionable at the moment cross bikes.

Expect to see them on top of Audis soon.

Looks like a cotic vid.

goes off to also look up Genesis Vapour

I want to ride my CX bike now but I'll have to wait until the wife comes back with my Audi.

baggies on a cross bike?! orange have nailed who their target audience is.

baggies on a cross bike?! orange have nailed who their target audience is.

Didn't realise I'd been doing it wrong all this time.

yeah too much skidding (that rear tyre* will be toast now) and not enough puncture stops to be a realistic ride.

OK vid and bike looks alright.

*with all the takes I guess a vid like that entails presumably they'll have got through a few.

baggies on a cross bike?!

Oh no id just got over the fact that i couldnt afford a cx bike last year now i really want one 😡 right what can i sell...

I would surely die...

Did anyone else notice the STW product placement?

Also...how did he carry that shopping?

Donk, You wearing Lusso bib knickers?

How are they? I've been looking at a pair I've got their Roubaix tights but it's getting a bit warm for them now.

Its not a bad looking bike at all..price is ok too @ 1100 compares well with the vapour.

'steve'
'Yes lester'
'what shift in popular opinion haven't we jumped on yet?
'steel hardtails?'
'nope, done that'
'29er hardtails?'
'no, guess again'
'ah, full supsension 29ers then?'
'no, you're not very good at this are you?'
'i know, i know'
'go on then.
'disc braked cross bikes?'
'jackpot!'
'have you got the phone number for that factory in China?'

Spot on.

And the rear brake is in the wrong place.

If you're going to do a disc cross/commuter/tourer/practical bicycle, people will want to put racks and mudguards on it.
Why the hell shouldn't they? It's supposed to be an all rounder, isn't it?
So, separate rack and mudguard eyelets please, with the rear caliper between the rear stays, like on the Disc Trucker, Pinnacle, Sutra etc etc.

Maybe it's not visible enough for the marketing people there?

Heptonstall's looking nice though, isn't it?

Donk, You wearing Lusso bib knickers?

I do have some lusso bib knickers tho, not bad, comfy, peeing is a right pain as they come up quite high and no zipper. Only wear them occasionally as I prefer normal shorts with warmers for backup. Mainly use them for long rides on sunny days, no waist band*, bit of extra sun protection in the day and keep the chill off a little when your getting really tired and temp starts to fall.

*doesn't sound much but when you've had them on for a long time you notice little things, oh and on a similar vein make sure the seams are straight**, can chafe against back of your knee after a while.

**yes I am aware of how camp that sounds

I liked the newspaper headline when the bloke was drinking his tea. Other than that I'll still my my orange salsa vaya 🙂

Orange do divide opinion don't they 🙂

It's not much of a secret: [url= http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/orange-rx9-first-look-36284/ ]Bike Radar[/url]

It was also on one of the dealer stands at the London bike show and Orange have been showing it on their stands at trade shows forever.

As with any bike if you like it buy one if you don't, don't.

Personally I think there is a lot to admire about a company that is British, employs people in the UK and builds some of their bikes here. They also support racing and the general scene in the UK.

Many of the other British brands are even more paper thin (one designer and a warehouse). They also support their dealer network which is why their prices can appear high. If they sold direct they could easily drop significantly.

But I don't think I will be buying one.....

Orange do divide opinion don't they
It's not much of a secret: Bike Radar
It was also on one of the dealer stands at the London bike show and Orange have been showing it on their stands at trade shows forever.
As with any bike if you like it buy one if you don't, don't.
Personally I think there is a lot to admire about a company that is British, employs people in the UK and builds some of their bikes here. They also support racing and the general scene in the UK.
Many of the other British brands are even more paper thin (one designer and a warehouse). They also support their dealer network which is why their prices can appear high. If they sold direct they could easily drop significantly.

I admire the Orange brand for all these reasons although it is a bit of a shame these RX's don't get to see the Orange factory at all.....

OK, well I'm in the market for a new cycle-to-work scheme commuter/pootling with the missus on the road/local riding in non-rocky areas of Snowdonia bike.

I was set on the Boardman CX at around £950. Can anyone tell me why I shouldn't go for this? I haven't tried either yet, so barring that bit is there anything on the [url= http://www.boardmanbikes.com/cx/cx_team.html ]Boardman[/url] that says deffo go with that?

if you wait a bit the boardman will probably go on sale for 850, couple this with one of their other discounts, and/or get BC membership, and you can probably get it down to about 800. 😉

Well I think it looks great and great fun too,I could be tempted if I wasnt already in the process of building a CX/Monstercross bike already.

Never owned a Orange but they seem like a decent brand,dont realy understand all the haters on here.

if you wait a bit the boardman will probably go on sale for 850, couple this with one of their other discounts, and/or get BC membership, and you can probably get it down to about 800.

Any guestimates on how long? I must say, I'm very tempted by the Orange if I can find one on CTW! (Dealers: email in profile). In my defence I'm a happy long time Alpine 160 owner so have at least [i]some[/i] rationale for wanting to buy an Orange CX bike.