new bike or new rear shock??
gavinl1967
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How are you all doing?
I'm looking for a bit of advice and hope there might be a few opinions out there that may help.
My Trusty Orange 5 (2004) has been dragged back into action after an 18 month 'sabattical'. I've had the bike serviced - forks, shock and pivots - but I'm still not entirely happy with the rear suspension action on the bike.
Now, my question is, do go down the cheaper :shock: route of replacing the ageing Swinger 3-Way with a nice new Fox RP23 and hope that that helps? Has anyone ever replace the Swinger and did it make any difference? Or, do I scratch the itch that is a nice shiny new Bike - either a Commencal Meta 552 or a Lapierre Zesty 314?? :?
Hoep you lot can help..........
I'm looking for a bit of advice and hope there might be a few opinions out there that may help.
My Trusty Orange 5 (2004) has been dragged back into action after an 18 month 'sabattical'. I've had the bike serviced - forks, shock and pivots - but I'm still not entirely happy with the rear suspension action on the bike.
Now, my question is, do go down the cheaper :shock: route of replacing the ageing Swinger 3-Way with a nice new Fox RP23 and hope that that helps? Has anyone ever replace the Swinger and did it make any difference? Or, do I scratch the itch that is a nice shiny new Bike - either a Commencal Meta 552 or a Lapierre Zesty 314?? :?
Hoep you lot can help..........
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In 5 years a lot of technology will have moved on. Suspension design, better brakes, mechs, suspension forks.
If it were me, I'd save the couple of hundred quid you'll spend on a RP23, sell your Orange 5 and go for something up-to-date. Plus you'll get a new warranty.
Zesty 314 is a good choice. I test rode one at the demo day in Glentress and was seriously impressed. IMHO it rode as well as some of the £4k carbon bikes.
Zesty 314/514 is right at the top of my list.________________________________________
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Previously : Lapierre Zesty 514 / Boardman CX Team / Cube Agree GTC Pro / Specialized FSR XC Pro '070 -
I had an '06 Orange 5 with the Swinger 3 way, I thought it was OK, did the job well enough...
Then I got an '07 Orange 5 with the RP23, it is a vast improvement on the Swinger 3 way shock the rear end feels so much better compared to the Swinger on the '06
Try the RP23, if necessary buy a PUSHed one from TFTuned, it will make a huge difference & save you a lot of cash.0 -
Your frame should still be good (and not so different to the current model), so I'd personally be in favour of updating that with some new bits.0
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Oops, forgot I'd posted this!!
Cheers for the input guys.
I've made my decision and its a new bike!! It should arrive in the next couple of days - a spangly new Zesty 3140 -
Let us know what it's like. The Zesty 514 is reviewed in this month's MBR (may) together with the Orange 5 Pro. Pretty close battle for top honours!Commencal Meta 5.5.1
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