chrisatactiv05 Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 went to a presentaion of the orange bikes, and i tell you what, what a nice selection there doing this year. i know alot of you trials riders probly have a second bike (bmx or dirt) to play on, but have a look at these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyw Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Dammm,They look fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisatactiv05 Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 there fairly cheap too-Mii £1,099.95Hitman Operative (24) £674.95Hitman Contract (26) £849.95Patriot FR £2,849.95224 DH Race £2,999.95also can up grade hubs and things for extra .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 First three are megga sexy! however 26" frames with 24" wheels should all be burned, as they ride and look crap compared to a 24" specific frame, it is the wrong sized wheels, even if they still do work thanks to discs. MII looks kinda tiny, hope its avalible in a larger size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTF Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 (edited) Looks good to me. Though i only ride trialsEdit: I ride street on my mates bike. 180´s, barspins, etc Edited November 9, 2006 by GTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisatactiv05 Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 First three are megga sexy! however 26" frames with 24" wheels should all be burned, as they ride and look crap compared to a 24" specific frame, it is the wrong sized wheels, even if they still do work thanks to discs. MII looks kinda tiny, hope its avalible in a larger size.well i said the same thing to orange. But the good thing is its fairly cheap to buy, and it has the orange name. the mII is avliable in only the 14" size. Orange state " Classic orange frame construction coupled with a stretched out, 71d headtube and 73d set tube, 14" frame gives dirt jumpers and street frames a real edge" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 so they dont actually look to have changed from previous years? they have used many of the tubes and looks before so has much actually changed/.???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisatactiv05 Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 price and spec, lots has changed in the full sus range, im at work atm, but when i have time il try and right the changes for each bike ... or ill get the sack (sorry boss) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 (edited) Don't get me wrong, I love the way that the MII is mega low, thats great, its just it also apears to be really short too. I just looks like a smaller frame all round.Oh... Just noticed the rather sexy sliding dropouts it has though! nice touch, and the hitman has horizontals now, very sexy. go singlespeed!(oh and also, 8" disc on 24" wheels? ) The patriot freeride looks really really nice though Edited November 9, 2006 by Dont you Just Hate it When... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 The 224, although still stupidly expensive, is excellent value when you look at the spec. Just about everything on it is best of the best... I was expecting closer to £4000 for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisatactiv05 Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 The 224, although still stupidly expensive, is excellent value when you look at the spec. Just about everything on it is best of the best... I was expecting closer to £4000 for thatwell we have a frame in here for 1800! so 3000 complete is good, and yeh the spec is good for what it is really. we should have specs on our site asap www.activfolkestone.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Do they still do the clockwork. I have a 1994 (i think) one, with origional full stx rc groupset and orange 'hot rod' flat bars - my uncle has it at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall_Rob Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 I've got those bikes Getting the delivery tomorrow and have the pleasure of building them up and giving them a ride.Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Tupman Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 No Ashton Oranges yet then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisatactiv05 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 [attachmentid=8056][attachmentid=8057]Do they still do the clockwork. I have a 1994 (i think) one, with origional full stx rc groupset and orange 'hot rod' flat bars - my uncle has it at the moment.they have released a clockwork again in two specs, shimano and pro, only 200 off them, so 100 in 17.5" frames and 100 in a 19" i believehere is a pic for you ... SHIMANO SPEC £899.99PRO SPEC £1649.99No Ashton Oranges yet then will let you know m8y asap! There coming around november time i believe (maybe sooner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Porter Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 there isnt going to be any ashton oranges for a little while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockwork Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 nice bikes chris.are you gonna come out and ride your pash any time soon? ( this weekend)BTW ill be up to get a new freewheel soon... have you ordered some kmc kools?slacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisatactiv05 Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 nice bikes chris.are you gonna come out and ride your pash any time soon? ( this weekend)BTW ill be up to get a new freewheel soon... have you ordered some kmc kools?slackeryeh might well do, think i will come out for a while on sunday, last sunday got a bit tyed up, bloody knots!!!!! hard to get undone, haha (so BL@~DY FUNY) erm, kmx chains ill see what i can do, freewheels, should have some see you soon babes x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 wow the DH or Freeride bikes (i can never tell) look awesome, not a huge fan of XC bikes but im sure they're a great standard too Nice to see some good DH / DJ / XC bike porn every once in a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisatactiv05 Posted November 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 dam right boy wonder, got loads a bike porn to look at at are shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 lovely fair play the paint jobs finish the bieks nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt rushton Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 First two and last one looks great. Not too keen on the middles ones will these be like the Ashton Orange bikes?Matt Rushton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radfax Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 From what i have heard speaking to owners of the hitman they say they are total crap, speaking to one lad he had his for a week and it rode so nasty he got it refunded! But the 224 on the other hand is one NICE peice of kit, had a quick buzz on a 222 the other week and if the 224 is anything like that they it will be a completely imense bike! Orange rocks but sadly Brooklyn is where it is at! Love that green one! looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 I think the price on the hitman 24" is a bit steep. £650Your not even getting hydralic disk brakes which I've started seing some bikes with at the £499 mark. Dirtjam pro's have no top out resistance. Just the good old faithfull clunk.Then I supose it could be the quailty of the frame, but I don't think anyones going to know that till they test it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 I think its about time Orange done something about putting some proper suspension technology into thier full sus rigs.A lot of bikes being sold now are all offering super efficient pedaling, no brake jack or dive and no pedal kick back without the use of fancy shocks like the dhx 5.0.Orange are relaying on the shock too much to make thier bikes ride any better than they did with a Vanilla RC many moons ago, infact when you have rode something like a demo 8/9, sx trail or a giant glory you wont sit your arse on an Orange ever again.The likes of giant with the maestro set up on the glory for example can pretty much completely do away with ANY brake interference and nearly totally away with pedal kick back while maintaining small bump sensitivity AND the ability to take the big stuff. Giant only started using the DHX 5.0 shock on the glory dh this year due to public demand over the DHX 4.0 with less majic about it. The bike rides no different doe to the change.The FSR likage on specialized is over 10 years old and still one of the best systems giving NO pedal kickback due to where the rear end essentially pivots (through the centre of BB) and very little brake feedback while still giving a near vertical axle path.I myself rode a santa cruz s8 single pivot bike until recently. There is just too much technology out there that can make you faster/have more fun than an orange can offer. They sell purely because of a name. Great ten years ago but they need to do something special to make thier bikes punch in thier weight class.Orange 222's 224's etc always look stunnning but in reality the technology just isn't there. An Army green £1099 Big Hit 1 (design getting a bit old now) will ride better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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