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[Closed] Orange Repaint - I missed my Crush Hardtail

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They say you only miss things when they are gone, and I missed getting out on my bike while it was away, as i sent it away to orange for a repaint.

2016 to 2017 seems a good 12 months for the Crush and it appears to have come a long way, it had very good reviews and after a demo in Feb I went for it due to the frame being nice and compliant in the right places, and fit was good. It feels stable too with 65 degree HA, and BB height, twitchy and nervous it isn't. I really liked the battleship grey the Orange Pro came with, but we now have another grey one in the house so I felt a repaint by Orange was the way to go.

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Sent it away to orange after first world problems of choosing the frame and decal colour to contend with, the headset cups were still in place as I didn't have the tool to extract these, Orange said it was no problem they would pull and press back in for me. So less than 3 weeks later I get a call to say my bike is ready and being shipped back to me next day. Seems a good option to changes things up or simply a refresh...

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weekend awaits


 
Posted : 10/05/2017 8:45 pm
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Nice! 😀


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 2:13 am
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Great colour.


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 3:06 am
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Lovely


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 5:17 am
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Bob on that. Gurt lush.


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 5:41 am
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siiiiiiiiick!


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 5:52 am
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Sweet bike, what size is that frame?


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 8:31 am
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There's one that colour in my size on ebay.

But my wife would notice.


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 8:40 am
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But my wife would notice.

Get your existing frame resprayed that colour. Then swap in the new one...


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 8:49 am
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Thanks all.

@nwmlarge: its a Medium frame


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 10:01 am
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thanks Eb


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 10:04 am
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But my wife would notice.
Get your existing frame resprayed that colour. Then swap in the new one...

That. is. GENIUS!


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 10:11 am
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My mate only buys black bikes to combat this, she will never know.

He bought a 2k bike about a month or so before his wedding, none the wiser


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 10:47 am
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That looks really nice in the new colour - much better than the old grey colour.


 
Posted : 11/05/2017 11:37 am
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Built up and taking in the sights... i think

No bling just mint and black.

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Posted : 12/06/2017 7:16 pm
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Well played, looks incredible.


 
Posted : 12/06/2017 7:38 pm
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Top, looks spot on. How you find those fox34 grip forks?


 
Posted : 12/06/2017 7:50 pm
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Fox 34s seem great for my level of riding plush in open mode and controlled the rest of the time. I think they are lighter than the competition at the price range and in the reviews of the Crush they seem to come out well if not the best part of the package along with the frame.


 
Posted : 12/06/2017 8:23 pm
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Oh no. I'm wishing I hadn't seen that........


 
Posted : 12/06/2017 8:37 pm
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A guy in the local club has a crush, I was surprised how light it was.
I was expecting it to weigh a ton like my 5!
How wrong was I.


 
Posted : 12/06/2017 9:42 pm

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