Orange Crush S 2016 or 2017?

simey83

Hi Guys,

I thought I had my heart set on a full suss, but my head is spinning with which one. I don't really need it so I think I'm gonna pull the trigger on the Orange Crush S. Looks like a weapon

My question is, which would you buy? The 2016 or the 2017?

Colour doesn't bother me. I am trying to track a 2016 down with the Pike 140 RCT3, but have noticed the 2017 comes with the Yari RC Boost 150mm!

Which would you go for? The extra travel is not really needed I suppose?

Any help would be great.


Cheers Guys!

cooldad

2017 is a crazy price for the spec. 2016 on sale is almost reasonable.

I'd buy a BIrd.

simey83

cooldad wrote:

2017 is a crazy price for the spec. 2016 on sale is almost reasonable.

I'd buy a BIrd.

They do seem a bit crazy on the money. I'll check out bird! Cheers

poah

I'd buy a bird if you were wanting a hardtail.

Herdwick

Bird

Herdwick

I like orange but no way to justify the price

simey83

If you had to choose between a 2014 trance sx or a zesty am 427 (with a pike rct 3 fork) which would you go for? Got a decent price for both!! Ah my head is up my ass

Cheers

Giantmatt75

Would be the Trance sx for me

OJS

I really like the Crush and the Bird hardtail but I'm not seeing much difference in value really once you factor in a half decent cash discount on the Orange.

For instance the Bird with a standard slx build and dropper is gonna come out around £1650? Which is prob more than your get the crush pro for and the fork is better on the Orange?

Am I missing something? Are the wheels and finishing kit etc so much better in the bird at the same price?

rockmonkeysc

Burd or Trance (Not SX)

simey83

OJS wrote:

I really like the Crush and the Bird hardtail but I'm not seeing much difference in value really once you factor in a half decent cash discount on the Orange.

For instance the Bird with a standard slx build and dropper is gonna come out around £1650? Which is prob more than your get the crush pro for and the fork is better on the Orange?

Am I missing something? Are the wheels and finishing kit etc so much better in the bird at the same price?

Yea, I noticed once I built a half decent bird it was coming up over 1600£!

simey83

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Burd or Trance (Not SX)

Why not the SX?

simey83

Giantmatt75 wrote:

Would be the Trance sx for me

rockmonkeysc

simey83 wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Burd or Trance (Not SX)

Why not the SX?

I rode the SX and standard 27.5 Trance when they first came out. I thought that the standard model cornered a lot better and felt more stable. The SX felt like it flopped in to corners and just didn't feel quite right.
The Trance doesn't need a big fork up front, although a 35mm stanchion 140mm fork would be ideal.

Long_Time_Lurker

Trance (and I own a Zesty - albeit a 29er)