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😀 awaiting the arrival of my new ( to me) frame, lets see yours.
This should be good....
No it won't......
i used to like you..... 🙁
Ah, bring on the loathing ...
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How long until the first (inevitable) filing cabinet photo?
dont worry rorschach, i still like you 😀
How long until the first (inevitable) filing cabinet photo?
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i used to like you.....POSTED 51 SECONDS AGO #
I've still got a tourer to offset the bounce 😀
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The only 22" Orange Five in the universe (probably), it's got a neck like a horse. It's also got a reverb now, which hides it's gangliness quite a bit 🙂
wors, a new one?
No mate, still my kona.
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My XXL...
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Here's team ****ts bikes...
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmygrainger/6868229958/ ]Newtonmore 2012 051[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/jimmygrainger/ ]jimmyg352[/url], on Flickr
& mine later in the day...
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmygrainger/7027059223/ ]Newtonmore 2012 054[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/jimmygrainger/ ]jimmyg352[/url], on Flickr
My 2007 bike still going strong
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Someone please explain the filing cabinet joke?
It may not be the fastest or plushest and it seems to come with a lot of baggage, but if you want a bike to go anywhere whatever the weather it still takes some beating I reckon.
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[i]Someone please explain the filing cabinet joke?[/i]
No idea. I've never seen an ally filing cabinet or one that was made in Hafilax. I go along with it though, just to keep the envious happy.
The welding's more like something from Vickers Armaments.
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Not the only 22" cause I have one too!
An oldish photo it's now 1x10, reverb and renthal bars and I absolutely love it!!
This is my 2011 frame:
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Bought it a few weeks ago to build up to replace my freeride bike.
The last few parts are arriving this week!
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not gonna lose that in a hurry ^^
Strangely, that massive Five up there^^^^ (the 22" one) actually manages to make the swing arm look quite svelte. Ok, maybe Svelte isn't quite the right word, but it looks ok 😉
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Guess where this was?...
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in a proper size
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Not mine, but my krampus seemed to like the cute little five.
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Five : long slack and low , not many true 140 mm travel trail bikes with 67 degree head angle.
Bring it on
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My 2009.
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Its fair to say, I love my 5 🙂
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^quality gurn that
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i think fives look great if specced decently - im sure ask1974 will be a long soon to post a pic 😉 his is about as nice you will see well specced and nice colour co-ordination
alot of the fives i see pics of look terrible, with awful colour schemes going on, really chunky SDG bel air saddles and old fashioned worn cranks etc
the newest 2011-12 ones with the right kit on look pretty mint imo
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I will add, that i don't own an Audi and do not work in IT 😀
Looking forward to building it up now.
mine
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the wife's
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Hmmmm…
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Braap! 😉
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Here is my Five. You will love yours.
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Looking forward to building it up now.
Same 🙂 What kind of spec are you going to be running?
What kind of spec are you going to be running?
Swapping everything over from my blue pig, slx groupset, rs sektor forks and superstar switch wheels. Functional 😀
Here's a shot of my road bike leaning against my five:
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My industrial unit inside another.
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Obligatory ruined cranks and saddle included.
Like the raw finish Munrobiker
Some more from last years Alps trip with that dreadful comfy saddle 🙂
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bwarrrrrrppppppppp
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loving it, my 5 at Inners!
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This is my Five at Inners...
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Agree that Fives can look quite good with the right build - needs to be 16,17 or 18 inch and have a single chainring to look good.
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The green chain device is black these days...
A few pics of mine ....
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So many wrong colours 🙁
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Here is mine. It's now got a dropper post and offset bushes! Absolutely love it, rekindled my love for all thins 2 wheeled!
There's some handsome bikes on here, I'm feeling the urge...
A mountain bike should be a reliable, solid friend that's built to last and just works with minimal maintanence. No fancy gimmicks to justify the marketing bulls+#. That's why I love orange bikes.
Who cares what a bike looks like or if it's got the latest fad technology. They're for RIDING, not poncing around trail centres.
Here's mine today.. Sunny but still cold out 😀
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The ones with a straight top tube are the nicest.
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A Five with a really ugly brace welded in to the swing arm. Still love it though!
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Munrobiker's is my fave, it just looks right.
Loving thebbright green/colour too. 8)
Hi,
New to mountain bikes and to the forum.
I am just entering into the creaky knees phase of my life and decided to get a bike again my last being a bmx in the 80s, Here's mine,
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I have wheels, tyres, tubes, fork, stem, bars and new headset already.
I hope to get a complete slx groupset and a seat post in the next few weeks before I start to build it.
Was going to send it off to orange for a refinish but I know if I did I would be too worried about scratching it to ride it as it should be.