Are Orange MTBs any good?

Orange has managed to produce a fantastically fun but highly capable trail bike that’ll do a lot more than just your local trail centre loop if you spec the right parts on it.

What type of bike is an orange 5?

trail/enduro bikes
The Orange Five is one of the most iconic trail/enduro bikes on sale today. Mountain Bike Rider voted bike of the year for three years in a row, the Five is designed and manufactured in the UK – where it’s thrashed and tested.

What is a 29 bike frame?

29ers or two-niners are mountain bikes and hybrid bikes that are built to use 700c or 622 mm ISO (inside rim diameter) wheels, commonly called 29″ wheels.

Where are orange bikes made?

Entry and mid-level Orange bikes are built in Taiwan, while more expensive models are handbuilt in their Halifax factory. The Patriot is one of Orange’s best selling models and was the best selling performance mountain bike in Britain for several years.

Is Orange five good bike?

Orange Five Factory early verdict Orange has managed to produce a fantastically fun but highly capable trail bike that’ll do a lot more than just your local trail centre loop if you spec the right parts on it.

Are orange bikes handmade?

We build Orange bikes in small batches not huge production runs. It’s not a mass produced commodity item but a carefully crafted construction designed to perform its function… perfectly.

Who owns Orange Bikes UK?

Business partners Lester Noble and Steve Wade are the men behind Yorkshire-based mountain bike brand Orange. While their products are known worldwide and they’ve sponsored two world champions, the men behind the brand are barely known at all.

Is factory a good bike brand?

Factory bicycles are designed by one of the largest and most reputable bicycle companies in Australia, Momentum Mobility. Factory bicycles have truly world class quality and reliability, while offered at 30% to 40% less than comparable bikes by other major brands.

What are 29ers good for?

29-inch mountain bikes are one of the most popular classes of mountain bikes, and are steadily becoming the go-to choice for many professional MTB riders. Whilst 29ers are ideal for intense competitive cycling, amateur riders and newcomers to mountain biking can benefit from their increased traction and stability.

Where are orange bike frames made?

We work with partners all over the world to source many of our our frames and components, today we’re talking specifically about the British built models. We started production of our full-suspension frames in Halifax in 1998.

Who started orange bikes?

founder Steve Wade
Orange founder Steve Wade looks back three decades to The Beginning. “These bikes were built at a time when mountain biking and mountain bikes were new and very exciting. A few small companies started making custom fillet brazed frames, they had racing geometries that were more suited to the XC racing at the time.