Orange Five - how much to pay?

cubedean

I'm looking at building myself another full susser now we're all settled in our new home and finances are back to where they should be. I've always yearned after a five since I was a teen & now I can afford one I think it's time to treat myself.

The question is, how much should I pay? I'm looking at 2007 onwards, size will be S/M & frame & shock only.

russyh

It depends on the year really. Personally I would go for 2011 or newer. The tapered head tube and 30.9 seat tube is pretty much a must nowadays and will make finding forks sooo much easier and the ability to fits decent dropper post.
You should be able to pick up a 2011 ish frame for around £500 maybe less now 26" stuff is getting cheaper. Earlier frames will be significantly cheaper as they are 1 1/8th head tube and 27.2 seat posts, probably around £300.

*AJ*

Mines a 2012 (tapered headtube and 12mm rear axle, it came with a Fox RP23 shock.

Paid £700 in July last year.

cubedean

Cheers, I've been looking at earlier ones (06) with rp23. What would a good price for a hardly ridden 06?

The Northern Monkey

cubedean wrote:

I'm looking at 2007 onwards, size will be S/M & frame & shock only.

cubedean wrote:

I've been looking at earlier ones (06) with rp23.

Wut?

Old 5's are worse than new 5's. Which is saying something considering they're almost exactly the same and the new ones are plop.

cubedean

The Northern Monkey wrote:

cubedean wrote:

I'm looking at 2007 onwards, size will be S/M & frame & shock only.

cubedean wrote:

I've been looking at earlier ones (06) with rp23.

Wut?

Old 5's are worse than new 5's. Which is saying something considering they're almost exactly the same and the new ones are plop.

I would rather have an 07 onwards, but i have been looking at an 06 which has been hardly used....

The Northern Monkey

I wouldn't spend over 50p.

Or maybe trade for some haribo?

cubedean

The Northern Monkey wrote:

I wouldn't spend over 50p.

Or maybe trade for some haribo?

Thanks for your input....

rockmonkeysc

It would have to be no more than a couple hundred pounds. The old ones are horrible flexy things.
New fives are ok, a bit boring and very overpriced but not bad bikes.

cubedean

RockmonkeySC wrote:

It would have to be no more than a couple hundred pounds. The old ones are horrible flexy things.
New fives are ok, a bit boring and very overpriced but not bad bikes.

Thanks, Ibe got a heart and head situation, bike-discount.de have got cube ams 120 frames without shock for £190. Head says get the new cube & couple it with a fox shock for similar money that I'd be paying for an old 5. Heart says you've always wanted a 5.....get one.

The Rookie

Stab yourself in the heart then to shut it up and use your head to get a decent bike.

Angus Young

Don't listen to all the Orange Hate büllshit. Get the bike you want, not the bike other people want.

CitizenLee

A lot of online comments aimed at Orange are obviously just people running their mouths for the sake of it, but then a lot of it is also based on user experience. I certainly wouldn't buy one for a number of reasons (I'm not quite 40 yet and don't work in IT ), unless it was so cheap I could turn a profit selling it on straight away. I don't consider myself a hater though, as I've ridden enough of them to know I don't like how they ride, how they sound or how they look.

...but yeah, buy whatever makes you happy. It's your money

The Northern Monkey

Actually, its because valuation threads aren't allowed... I wouldn't buy a 9 year old bike, regardless of what it was or how cheap it was.

cooldad

I just bought a 20 year old bike. It's awesome, but not an Orange 5 obviously.

rockmonkeysc

There can be no good reason to buy a 9 year old five over the Cube AMS120. The five was ok when it was new but they were never anything special. Things have moved on a long way since 2006.