Orange Crush 2010 *New Pics*

jay12

ashleymp777 wrote:

Do all Orange's have 'Halifax' on the head tube!? Not the sexiest town to have on your bike

orange mountain bikes are made in halifax and thats where they are based. but as far as i know only someframes are made in england

ashleymp777

I was disputing that they weren't form there, I was just laughing that you normally see Milan, London, Paris, L.A etc. And they have 'Halifax'! Just tickled me.

podgeorge

benmotogp46 wrote:

Its always nice to see an Orange Crush on here!

My 2009 Crush.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3PMdE4aoUc

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Nice

What tyres are you currently running? Because my Conti MK's are rather small and not quite grippy enough for my liking and i am thinking of changing them! Any recommendations?
Cheers

benmotogp46

The 2009 Crush has Maxxis ADvantage 2.25 as standard and I thought they were very good. Im running DMR Motos at the moment because im mainly on flat, but as soon as the good weather comes back, the Maxxis' will be going back on. Just dont skid too often on the Maxxis' because they wear down fast, saying that, this would probably be the case with most knoblys.

The DMR's are great if you commute or just want to mess around with wheelies, street etc.

Cheers,

Ben

podgeorge

benmotogp46 wrote:

The 2009 Crush has Maxxis ADvantage 2.25 as standard and I thought they were very good. Im running DMR Motos at the moment because im mainly on flat, but as soon as the good weather comes back, the Maxxis' will be going back on. Just dont skid too often on the Maxxis' because they wear down fast, saying that, this would probably be the case with most knoblys.

Ok cheers, i need to decide between some High Rollers or ADvantage's now! :?
Thanks for the opinion!

bobcheese

Hey Podgeorge,

Been looking for a long travel Ht for a while now and I think I have settled on a crush. A couple of questions:

1. Where did you get the bike from. My local orange dealer is leisure lakes and their website says they will be available from mid March????

2. What size did you get?

3.How do you find the bike on 'normal' xc riding as well as more aggressive rinding?

4. any upgrades required from standard?

Cheers

podgeorge

bobcheese wrote:

Hey Podgeorge,

Been looking for a long travel Ht for a while now and I think I have settled on a crush. A couple of questions:

1. Where did you get the bike from. My local orange dealer is leisure lakes and their website says they will be available from mid March????

2. What size did you get?

3.How do you find the bike on 'normal' xc riding as well as more aggressive rinding?

4. any upgrades required from standard?

Cheers

I got mine from Leisure Lakes in Cheltenham, and when i bought it, it was one of last 19" bikes around as all the other shops had run out of stock. Although you probably need to have a ring round to see which shops have got it in stock in your local area.
The bike is great for normal XC riding from what i've found as well more aggressive riding. I have done quite a bit of XC with the bike, and the bike in my opinion climbs pretty darn well, and it really does feel as if all the power is going straight to my back wheel, but the best bit is when you get to the top of the hill, because you can just scream straight back down. The slacker head angle and 140mm travel really helps this and makes it fantastic fun to ride downhill. Although really aggressive riding the back does clatter a bit on the rocks, but that is significantly reduced by letting a bit of air out of your rear tyre.
In terms of upgrades i am looking at changing the tyre's for some larger (2.35) High Rollers as the Conti's which come with the bike are pretty good but there just to small and not quite up to some of the more aggressive riding i'm doing. I am also looking to upgrade the wheels at some point in the future as the Mavic X117's which are on the bike are not that strong and not really designed for aggressive XC/ All Mountain riding, so i'll be looking to upgrade to some X719/7's on XT hubs.
Well i hope that answers your questions, i really will say that the bike is just sooo much fun to ride, and was absolutely worth my £1100!
Cheers

podgeorge

Another pic i took yesterday:

gunga73

Its a beauty mate

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Custom Giant XTC

benmotogp46

Nice Pic!

cat_with_no_tail

Nice, can't imagine it rolls very well with that hand attached to the front wheel though

bobcheese

thanks for the review podgeorge. I think it's defo the way forward for me.

Are those the stock pedals that come with the crush? If so are they any good?

podgeorge

Nah there DMR V12's and i bought those extra, although they really are a fantastic pedal IMO, there light and incredibly grippy......i'll say no more

podgeorge

So i'm thinking of doing some upgrading at the moment, to perhaps lose some weight where possible, and make the bike more of a 'Hardcore' HT. I was thinking the wheels would probably be the next root to go, although i'm not sure what to go for :? I'm wanting to do more hardcore stuff and not worry about my wheels all the time (the back and front are already not true ) The tyre's will probably stay on through the summer as i just love how fast they roll, and i have only got a couple of punctures, although i may consider some Kenda Small block thingys!
Any advice would be very welcome!
Thanks

jay12

podgeorge wrote:

So i'm thinking of doing some upgrading at the moment, to perhaps lose some weight where possible, and make the bike more of a 'Hardcore' HT. I was thinking the wheels would probably be the next root to go, although i'm not sure what to go for :? I'm wanting to do more hardcore stuff and not worry about my wheels all the time (the back and front are already not true ) The tyre's will probably stay on through the summer as i just love how fast they roll, and i have only got a couple of punctures, although i may consider some Kenda Small block thingys!
Any advice would be very welcome!
Thanks

i suggest getting a pair of shimano xt hubs on mavic en321 rims with dt swiss DB spokes and velox 22mm rim tape. all this comes up to about £135 for the pair custom built by crc. but depends on your budget.

also to make it more hardcore you could change to a double ring and bash set up. and i heard the pedals aren't that good so you could upgrade them as well

pauljoes

I just convinced my mrs to get a 2010 crush...........mostly for me to hit the trails on while my remedy.9 is resting and the rest of the time the mrs taking the baby on the back of. my 1st immpresions are its very good for the cost. have you made any upgrades? our 1st one have got to be a bashring am also thinking a bit of white bling shame they didnt put white fox on it.

mr joey

i must agree the 2010 crush is a great bike,going from a patriot 66 to the crush i was worried,but it is great performer climbs really well decends exelently a good strong bike i have a 19" and my only moan about the bike is the wheels,as i like more aggressive xc,trail kinda rideing ive changed the wheels to a set of fireye excelarent lt rims on hope pro 2s in white,put a e thirteen bashguard on truvativ aka stem,v12s all in white to match the avids the bike looks awesome and rides a dream pics will be up shortly!!!

podgeorge

Yer it's absolutely brilliant, it really is a fantastic bike! I haven't made any upgrades just yet because of lack of funds, but will shortly changing the tyres, and then a pair of new hoops will be in order But apart from that i can't fault it!
@pauljoes, i thought the same thing about the white fox's, but they really have grown on me and i actually rather like them now!
@mr joey, i'd love to see some pics of yours, they sound like some great upgrades!
Cheers

mr joey

should be able to get pics up over the weekend prob sun sometime,the thought of white fox"s has gone through my mind aswell but i think that means divorce!!!! spent enough on the bike already.doing Ae,glentress,innerleithen over the bank hols so cant wait to put it to the limits

mr joey

sorry podgeorge,forgot to mension,i have kenda nevegal stick -e 2.35 on front and same on back but just normal john tomac series,but really good tyres hardly any punctures not sure on price i paid £30 for the pair but that was half price cant remember where now but i hope this helps a really good tyre and not heavy!!!

mr joey

here at last is my costly upgraded 2010 crush - hope you like!!!!!

http://mrjoey.pinkbike.com/album/Crush/

podgeorge

New tyres fitted, Maxxis Ignitor 2.35's, what a difference, so glad i'v got rid of those bloody Mountain Kings! But unfortunately i can't ride at the moment, because i'v done my ankle in badly on a drop which i landed wrong! But ill put some new pics up soon i took the other day!
So watch this space!

podgeorge

New pics as promised, been kinda busy lately, so sorry for the delay!

ilovedirt

Still looking gorgeous Spotted some nice little scratches and scrapes though!

podgeorge

ilovedirt wrote:

Still looking gorgeous Spotted some nice little scratches and scrapes though!

Haha, thanks! I'd be worried if there weren't any scrapes or scratches on it, poor bike!

jay12

seriously sexy.if you want to do more aggresive riding i'd get a double set up on the front and stronger wheels eg. hope hoops dt swiss ex500.

and a tarty suggestion, green grips :P

ilovedirt

Mmm yeah, i'd never go back from my single ring and chain guide setup

max丨mo

Lovely pics, mid if I ask what camera you were using?

mr joey

coming on nicely mate,might be having a set of those tyres myself soon,how much did you pay and where from if you dont mind?took stock of some EA70 monkey bars yesterday [in white of course ] fitting them later on today i will gey some pics up soon

mr joey

i mean get!! sorry :oops: