Custom Lime Alpine 160 8/4/16 Update

mike hunts alpine

And id have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids (aj).

mike hunts alpine

Now contains nuts mucky nuts. 8)

Matt-r8

Was a group at degla on Friday, most were riding 5's and Alpines and being ridden well.
I like the idea of riding a British built bike, it's just they look so dated and ugly.
Still, it's on my list of 3 to Demo next year. The other 2 being Yeti's SB66 and Cove G-Spot.

lawman

Matt-r8 wrote:

Was a group at degla on Friday, most were riding 5's and Alpines and being ridden well.
I like the idea of riding a British built bike, it's just they look so dated and ugly.
Still, it's on my list of 3 to Demo next year. The other 2 being Yeti's SB66 and Cove G-Spot.

Having ridden both the 5 and SB66, the Yeti walks rings around the Orange, and I'm not saying that just because it's a 5. The SB66 is a very, very good bike.

rockmonkeysc

Matt-r8 wrote:

Was a group at degla on Friday, most were riding 5's and Alpines and being ridden well.
I like the idea of riding a British built bike, it's just they look so dated and ugly.
Still, it's on my list of 3 to Demo next year. The other 2 being Yeti's SB66 and Cove G-Spot.

Forget the Cove, it's heavy and very dated.

Xommul

Awesome bike mate. You see lots of serious riders using these bikes. Lovin the green as well. I can understand its hard to color code other parts when the frame is so strikingly bright.

How much that set I back?

mike hunts alpine

Xommul wrote:

Awesome bike mate. You see lots of serious riders using these bikes. Lovin the green as well. I can understand its hard to color code other parts when the frame is so strikingly bright.

How much that set I back?

£3059 had a hundred pound off and £150 worth of free acessories from sunset mtb. Got the hundred off because its mail order so I wouldn't get free 6 week service so that will cover two full services at lbs. Excellent customer service from sunset as well. originally wanted plasma blue but changed my mind mid order, to neon green.

Matt-r8

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Matt-r8 wrote:

Was a group at degla on Friday, most were riding 5's and Alpines and being ridden well.
I like the idea of riding a British built bike, it's just they look so dated and ugly.
Still, it's on my list of 3 to Demo next year. The other 2 being Yeti's SB66 and Cove G-Spot.

Forget the Cove, it's heavy and very dated.

Picking up a 2012 Orange 5 team green on Saturday. Was gonna buy an SB66 frame and do it up over the next 6 months, but the 5 looks amazing. I'll get some pics up once collected.

mike hunts alpine

Matt-r8 wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Matt-r8 wrote:

Was a group at degla on Friday, most were riding 5's and Alpines and being ridden well.
I like the idea of riding a British built bike, it's just they look so dated and ugly.
Still, it's on my list of 3 to Demo next year. The other 2 being Yeti's SB66 and Cove G-Spot.

Forget the Cove, it's heavy and very dated.

Picking up a 2012 Orange 5 team green on Saturday. Was gonna buy an SB66 frame and do it up over the next 6 months, but the 5 looks amazing. I'll get some pics up once collected.

Sounds good looking forward to the pics

shindig

A fine looking bike. I think the alpine looks way better than the 5. Lemon must be doing something right as these bikes are selling by the bucket load and you don't see too many of them on ebay.

poah

shindig wrote:

A fine looking bike. I think the alpine looks way better than the 5. Lemon must be doing something right as these bikes are selling by the bucket load and you don't see too many of them on ebay.

how can you tell :?





*actually a serious question*

Matt-r8

Crossbar is totally different, as is the swing arm. Differences are quite subtle, until you stick the bikes next to each other, then it's all pretty obvious.

poah

swing arm on alpine like a heckler and its got a bit between toptube and seattube

mike hunts alpine

POAH wrote:

swing arm on alpine like a heckler and its got a bit between toptube and seattube

A brace is the slang way of saying you're technical wording "bit"

poah

mike hunts alpine wrote:

POAH wrote:

swing arm on alpine like a heckler and its got a bit between toptube and seattube

A brace is the slang way of saying you're technical wording "bit"

I was making the assumption it doesn't actually do anything

mike hunts alpine

Mmmm nanos

Matt-r8

You appear to have caught a bit of plastic between both hour wheels and the fork/frame.

mike hunts alpine

Matt-r8 wrote:

You appear to have caught a bit of plastic between both hour wheels and the fork/frame.

They just stop my nuts getting mucky

Matt-r8

Now after drooling over my 5. You must have upgraded this a little. I was looking on a site called uberbike, they do anodised fasteners, do them in Titanium as well. My 5 is staying nice and subtle, but the Crush is gonna be bling as f@&k. Not fancy a reverb? The new Renthal carbon bars are mint as well.

mike hunts alpine

I'm fancying some floating rotors and maybe braided hoses and cables tbh. Its just had a service and an air can service plus a maxxis minion dhr2. Being buying tools with what spare cash I've got atm, definitely looking into a dropper but £200 or so quid I'm not that fussed id rather get of and change the position. I haveseen a satori one that looks pretty good and is rather inexpensive.

ilovedirt

mike hunts alpine wrote:

POAH wrote:

swing arm on alpine like a heckler and its got a bit between toptube and seattube

A brace is the slang way of saying you're technical wording "bit"

It's actually called a gusset.

Nice bike anyway, i really fancy one of the new alpines, geometry looks bang on.

mike hunts alpine

ilovedirt wrote:

mike hunts alpine wrote:

POAH wrote:

swing arm on alpine like a heckler and its got a bit between toptube and seattube

A brace is the slang way of saying you're technical wording "bit"

It's actually called a gusset.

Nice bike anyway, i really fancy one of the new alpines, geometry looks bang on.

Climbs decends does it all can't fault it. Been very pleased with it.

mike hunts alpine

Filthy bitch after a rough ride. RSP dropper planned and either mavic crossmax enduros wts or ss am carbon.

mike hunts alpine

And 1x10

ilovedirt

Aye, that bike is crying out for a dropper post! 1x10 too, no idea why they still spec it with a dual ring.
I found my alpine to be a little too slack to be honest, it's maybe a little slacker than the stock 2014 alpine - I think you probably need to be really quick to get the most out of it! And it wasn't much fun uphill either. Should be fine once I stick the regular headset back in.

Thewaylander

Looks more like an Apple than a Lemon in green.

mike hunts alpine

ilovedirt wrote:

Aye, that bike is crying out for a dropper post! 1x10 too, no idea why they still spec it with a dual ring.
I found my alpine to be a little too slack to be honest, it's maybe a little slacker than the stock 2014 alpine - I think you probably need to be really quick to get the most out of it! And it wasn't much fun uphill either. Should be fine once I stick the regular headset back in.

The extra travel Forks and the angle set won't help I find it bang on as I don't do slow (lack of fear and patience) rarely touch the brakes on the dh sections. Had some spectacular near misses and funny offs though.

ilovedirt

Aye, should be good when i put the original headset back in, haha

mike hunts alpine

Cracked axle and damaged hub going back for warranty. No riding this weekend
However getting hope upgrage for nix

poah

front or rear?