Which Orange do I buy?

More opinion required than advice.
I'm looking at swopping my hardtail (hitman) for something with a bit of bounce to it. I'm no good on dirt jumps and can do anything else I do locally on my 223, but when I go further afield to places lke Grizedale and Llandegla I want something more XC than DH.
My options are
1) get a 5 and beef it up abit.
2) get a patriot and put it on a celeb diet. (starve it)
I can't skimp on quality so has to be and Orange and I can't skimp on luxury so it has to be an Orange full sus.
Thought's please.
I'm looking at swopping my hardtail (hitman) for something with a bit of bounce to it. I'm no good on dirt jumps and can do anything else I do locally on my 223, but when I go further afield to places lke Grizedale and Llandegla I want something more XC than DH.
My options are
1) get a 5 and beef it up abit.
2) get a patriot and put it on a celeb diet. (starve it)
I can't skimp on quality so has to be and Orange and I can't skimp on luxury so it has to be an Orange full sus.
Thought's please.
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Patriot is probably too much (travel wise) for XC & trail riding
if you deffo want one of the other 2 though i would say its easier to make the 5 fit your profile than the patriot
Had this for about three weeks,there is one pictured on this months
MBR magazine pages 12-14
Basically looks like the Partiot but scaled down.
Great on the downs with the Fox 36 r Talas with the adjustable travel
Weight wise comes in at 29 lbs and the extra pound on the front fork
keeps the nose down when going on the steep ups.
I dont miss the third ring that much, but you could always change
this and add a third ring,
The bike has the Hope mono 4's
Great finishing kit and i find the sadle better than my Fizik
Basically i describe this bike as a bruiser on the trail.
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Then set the shock and forks a liile stiffer than freeride dictates and then i can do XC at places like grizedale or Llandegla but still do cannock or the freeride track at cwmcarn.
Plus I'm not a fan of he 224. It just looks like a muscular patriot. The 223 looked so much nicer like it had been made from anabolic steriods (the really good ones that get you banned from the olympics).
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Shweet.
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Thewaylander Let me guess not a fan of Orange more a Santa Cruz fan now Peaty has moved over.
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I ride Llandegla, Grizedale, etc, and can't fault it.
I'm not exactly skinny either (15+ stone :oops: ) so it can take a bit of abuse.
2010 Orange Crush
Parrot on a Patriot.
Patriot 6.6.
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nice frame btw what spec you thinking of? any pics?
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Does anyone know if the 2005 Patriot 6.6 uses a QR rear wheel.
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Also I'll be going with a new DPM camo saddle and 2.1 highroller XC tyres.
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Wouldnt go for the 2007 models there's alot of changes to
the outside plus the inside of the shock
Cant find nothing these forks cant go over
Nice N stiff and gives you a false sence of security.
What Orange frame you going for?
Thewaylander You reckon Orange and Santa Cruz are pricy then you'll kick the bucket over Yeti prices.
If i can get foxes for the right price otherwise I'm going for anouther pair of Manitou or Rock shox
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Manitou for what i remember to many relibility issues with them.
Go for a set of Pikes this is what they mainly stick on them.
Not Orange mind.
Wr bouts do you ride ?
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Should have read through the post first :oops:
Now i feel like a t**t...
2010 Orange Crush
Be nice to go up there, so how or what is the riding between the
downhill bike you have to the Patriot. ?
Just wondering but i have not had a chance to try my 5 AM
out in the real stuff just yet.
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