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epicyclo
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(That's not my usual prejudice, a derailleur is no fun if you're doing hike a bike through heather, and there's lots of worthwhile hike-a-bike stuff where you are. Sadly there's no option on modern fatbikes, through axles means no reasonable hubgear choice.)
Looks just the job for the beaches and bogs - apart from the horrible dangly thing at the back.velofrog":20h4fsrk said:today, I just dented my bank balance and ordered one of these!!
(That's not my usual prejudice, a derailleur is no fun if you're doing hike a bike through heather, and there's lots of worthwhile hike-a-bike stuff where you are. Sadly there's no option on modern fatbikes, through axles means no reasonable hubgear choice.)
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Thanks Brian, I hope so. My last ride and your photos from when you rode out this way swung it for me... It’s an itch I’ve wanted to scratch for a while now. Almost bought a second hand Ice Cream Truck but this was only a little bit more and brand new so seemed a no-brainer really. I like the 29+ plus tyres on my Stooge, but on my last ride quickly realised that a 2.6 just isn’t fat enough on the rear, so I’m hoping the Farleys 27.5 x 4.5 tyres will make all the difference.
As usual though, it won’t remain stock 1x10.... The rear Bontrager hub supports different freehub bodies, so I’ve ordered a 12 speed micro spline driver from Mantel and I’m gonna swap over all my XTR kit from the Stooge. The Mulefut rims and the Gnarwhal tyres are tubeless ready, so plan on ditching the tubes too.
epicyclo":1fmmjy5r said:Looks just the job for the beaches and bogs - apart from the horrible dangly thing at the back.velofrog":1fmmjy5r said:today, I just dented my bank balance and ordered one of these!!
Thanks Brian, I hope so. My last ride and your photos from when you rode out this way swung it for me... It’s an itch I’ve wanted to scratch for a while now. Almost bought a second hand Ice Cream Truck but this was only a little bit more and brand new so seemed a no-brainer really. I like the 29+ plus tyres on my Stooge, but on my last ride quickly realised that a 2.6 just isn’t fat enough on the rear, so I’m hoping the Farleys 27.5 x 4.5 tyres will make all the difference.
As usual though, it won’t remain stock 1x10....
The rear Bontrager hub supports different freehub bodies, so I’ve ordered a 12 speed micro spline driver from Mantel and I’m gonna swap over all my XTR kit from the Stooge. The Mulefut rims and the Gnarwhal tyres are tubeless ready, so plan on ditching the tubes too.
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Mother trucker!! :shock: that's a beast of a bike!
The last few days I've been riding my rebuilt Orange Five, with just a small dangly bit at the rear, to keep Brian almost happy
It's been a few years since I had a full suspension bike, and the last few months I've been riding a fully rigid bike, so I've been throwing myself down the local trails and so far have survived unscathed
Mother trucker!! :shock: that's a beast of a bike!
The last few days I've been riding my rebuilt Orange Five, with just a small dangly bit at the rear, to keep Brian almost happy
It's been a few years since I had a full suspension bike, and the last few months I've been riding a fully rigid bike, so I've been throwing myself down the local trails and so far have survived unscathed
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velomaniac
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Jimo, a bodger after my own heart. I always use an old short cage derailleur as a rear tensioner with the piece of cut cable. Way better and more adjustable than those supposedly specifically built tensioner for single speed. Also because they are built to use a chain not always in perfect fore aft alignment, you don't need perfect chain alignment
The Orange 5 is the bike I would like to ride but despite existing for years, they are so good they keep there value and as yet a utter bargain basement size large has never been spotted by me. Cool beans bikes
Jimo, a bodger after my own heart. I always use an old short cage derailleur as a rear tensioner with the piece of cut cable. Way better and more adjustable than those supposedly specifically built tensioner for single speed. Also because they are built to use a chain not always in perfect fore aft alignment, you don't need perfect chain alignment
The Orange 5 is the bike I would like to ride but despite existing for years, they are so good they keep there value and as yet a utter bargain basement size large has never been spotted by me. Cool beans bikes
epicyclo
Senior Retro Guru
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As the crude types say when eyeing off someone else's girlfriend,"I'd ride that..."
I've always admired those Orange frames.
As few frills and bits to bugger as possible. It's the sort of frame that appeals to those who like simplicity.
jimo746":rlrolujr said:The last few days I've been riding my rebuilt Orange Five, with just a small dangly bit at the rear, to keep Brian almost happy
As the crude types say when eyeing off someone else's girlfriend,"I'd ride that..."
I've always admired those Orange frames.
As few frills and bits to bugger as possible. It's the sort of frame that appeals to those who like simplicity.
