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Why the Five SE?
The Five SE, is the best Five package available. Extra features on the suspension and the best componentry give this Five the Special Equipment tag.
Look at the Five S model for the simpler approach, or check out the Pro Model for high-end performance without the SE touches.
In a class of its own, the Orange Five is the All-Mountain trail burner that everyone wants in their shed. There’s hardly a day when pulling a Five out of the rack wouldn’t make sense. Built with the same mind-set that created the 224 and the Patriot, the Five is built to handle itself on the toughest terrain. Built light to skittle up climbs like a mountain goat, yet robust enough to descend with the sure-footed confidence of a much heavier bike.
A steadfast favourite in magazine tests, the performance star of the MBR Ultimate Trail Bike test, XC 24 hour solo champion under Team Mojo’s Paul Murrin, the Orange Five just gets better and better.
The Orange Five hasn’t been overlooked in the 2007 revamp. The brand new chassis has a new sleek folded downtube section increasing the weld strength at the head tube whilst simplifying the construction. A custom shaped and curved top tube provides some extra standover clearance, and the new CNCed shock mount brings extra strength and reliability to version 7 of the Ultra Lite Beam swing-arm.
Experience
Strengths:Excellent for strength and low centre of gravity. The b ike bombproof though have changed a few core components. The Bike itself can cater for 4ft drops with ease whilst tearing up the trails with ease. Uphgills are no different. Slightly light front end though this is adjusted by seat position.
Weaknesses:Headset, Seat post and stem. Continental tryes had to go.
Similar Products Tried:Orange 5 Pro, Specialized Enduro, Cannondale Jekyll, GT RTS1, Spec Enduro pro tryes
Bike Setup:Orange 5 Pro with Chris King headset, DMR V12's, Thomson stem and seat post, XT cogs and chain, Manitou 4 way swinger.
Bottom Line:The bike is awesome. You can throw it anywhere and yet each time the bike shows you the same respect. Wether going up or down this bike stays true and solid. Looking forward to thrashing around Scotland very soon.
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