2011 Orange G3 (with a few blingy bits)

Ghostt
Ghostt Posts: 192
edited February 2012 in Your mountain bikes
Hello All!

I know some of you are not Orange fans (!) but anyway here's my pride and joy, a 2011 Orange G3. Bought in September 2011 for a steal after much consideration and not looked back since. (Mind you, previous bike was a Carrera Vulcan Ltd!)

Pics:
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Specs are as follows, pretty much standard
Frame: 2011 Orange G3 Chrome Grey
Forks: 2011 Rockshox Recon Gold R
Bars: Race Face Ride XC 680mm width, 31.8mm diameter
Stem: Race Face Ride XC 60mm length, 31.8mm clamp
Headset: Tange TG8
Grips: Strange Lock-Ons
Bar Ends: Strange

Front/Rear Brake: Avid ELixir 3, 160mm/160mm G3 Clean Sweep Rotor, Avid Sintered Pads

Shifters: Shimano Deore Rapidfire Plus
Front Mech: Shimano Alivio
Rear Mech: Shimano SLX

Running 2x9 - 22/32/Bash and 11-34T Rear
FSA 34T Bashring
Chainset: Shimano FCM430
Cassette: Shimano HG50-9
BB: Shimano UN54
Shimano M540

Seat: SDG Bel-Air
Seat Post: Race Face Ride XC, 27.2mm
Seat Post Clamp: Orange

Front/Rear Wheels: Mavic XM117/Deore Hubs/DT Competition Spokes
Tube: Continental
Tire: Continental Mountain King 2.2" (When it's dry) Bontrager Mud X TLR 2" (When it's wet)

Weight: 26 lbs (11.7
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go - T.S. Eliot

Comments

  • Ghostt
    Ghostt Posts: 192
    Managed this today, new hanger £15, hoping the mech is intact:

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    Apologies for picture quality, taken on my phone.
    Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go - T.S. Eliot
  • angry_bird
    angry_bird Posts: 3,787
    Nice, remember first seeing a picture of one of these on the orange website, thought it was fuck ugly, then saw one in the flesh at Cannock and it looked quite nice albeit with silver toras and a brown saddle. Yours looks really nice, get a nice discount on it? At full RRP they're a bit overpriced maybe considering the spec but they're decent bikes, love mine.
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  • Ghostt
    Ghostt Posts: 192
    Got it for £700 (through a friend, brand new...) Agree they are a bit pricey at full RRP (aren't all Oranges?!) but couldn't find anything better at that price at the time. Going to try upping the forks to 120mm and a layback post, hopefully it'll enjoy going down as much as I do then!
    Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go - T.S. Eliot
  • Ghostt
    Ghostt Posts: 192
    New pics:

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    New bits:
    Bars: Sunline V1 OS, 711mm
    Stem: RaceFace Deus SL, 70mm OS Clamp
    Tires: Special Studded Winter Mountain Kings 2.2"/Panaracer Fire XC Pro 2.1"
    Forks: Still RS Recon Gold R, travel increased to 120mm

    Overall Spend to date: Around £850, including many inner tubes.

    Super happy with it in this Spec, fork has slackened it off nicely, combined with bar and stem feels very stable, but still changes direction quickly. No way as near as twitchy as stock.
    Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go - T.S. Eliot

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