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Thinking of selling orange five 29er 2014 fframe and getting something lighter to replace it, I'll consider second hand.
Pyga might be an option or an OO Codeine, but if your concerned on the weight then go for carbon.
Is a Codeine really lighter than an orange 5?
Giant Trance (29er one) - lot lighter frame - quite a few about on ebay etc.
Pyga OneTen would be a good shout and are at a great price right now. Yes, carbon would be lighter (and Pyga have a carbon 29er coming) but surely more can be saved on the build kit unless you've already got top-of-the-range gear.
Intense Carbine 29? Trek Remedy 9.8 29?
How heavy is the actual frame? I've never seen a weight (Orange don't often quote frame weights) but the frames are usually not that heavy just because of the simple design.
Edit: double post
Meanwhile on another thread.
Orange 5 29er - love mine
That was only three days ago! What went wrong 🙂
Lots of lighter 29ers out there, but most are more "XC" than the Five29. Is that what you are after? If not then I guess you could look at the carbon remedy or carbon enduro. Can't think of any other "big" 29ers that would be significantly lighter than your five.
Just out of curiosity what size and colour is the five you're selling?
Why sell a perfectly good 2014 frame and buy one s/h?
And tbh the only way to get it lighter would be to go carbon - but most folks bikes could easily loose a pound or so just be a bit of weight-weenieing.
How heavy is the actual frame? I've never seen a weight (Orange don't often quote frame weights) but the frames are usually not that heavy just because of the simple design.
My large weighs 2.8kg (6lb2oz) without the shock, and the my codeine is 3.3kg (7.3lb).
Start by taking weight off the wheels if you're happy with how the frame rides.
yeah, get light wheels.
Its probably all the stuff thats fixed to the frame that could be weight weenied Shirley ? Think of the total bike weight and what percentage of that is the frame . . ?
Interesting, I've just bought an Alpine Five to replace my Pyga OneTen.
I'll tell you now, there's really nothing in the frame weights.
(Both L frames)
What prompted the change floki? (interested)
Z1ppy;
I bought the Pyga when I was living in S Wales - lots of trail centres, great singletrack like FoD, and Beacons; where the Pyga is absolutely fine.
However, since I've moved and now have the Cairngorms on my doorstep - I'm finding that I could do with a bike that is a bit bigger, slacker and lower.
Hence the Alpine Five.
More a reflection of wanting / requiring a different geometry, rather than a reflection on the Pyga (which is a great bike)
fair enuff 😉
My salsa spearfish over in for sale!!!! 5.2 lbs