Mountain Bikes > Orange Mountain Bikes

Advantages: Gorgeous piece of kit
Disadvantages: Needs to be looked after to avoid rust

...bikes. Wrong. The Orange P7 is a rare thing these days. A mass produced, fairly posh steel bike. In fact, I've just got rid of an aluminium bike in order to get hold of this one, and I love it dearly. I've never loved a bike the way that I love my P7. The company aren't one of the really big boys. Based in Halifax, they are largely unheard of in many countries. Many Orange bikes are made in the UK, but this tends to be their full suspension bikes, ...
...available with either a rigid Orange fork or a Manitou suspension fork. These four options will take you from £600 for a rigid Deore P7 to £1000 for a hardtail (front suspension) XT P7. So, that's four options. What's the fifth? Well, £320 will buy you a frame with nothing hanging off it. Just a lump of steel. Popping into the pub for a quick bite after picking the frame up encouraged loads of comments like "Someone nicked your wheels, mate?". I ... Read review

Advantages: Built in Halifax; good for UK conditions / sorting out queries
Disadvantages: Chainsuck, but due to short BB

The Orange E4 is built in Halifax Yorkshire. The E4 is their top of the range XC frame made from Easton 7005 aluminium. (Easton is an American tubing manufacturer & their tubing is well known as being one of the best available). The frame is custom Butted (the tubes have a varying wall thickness along their length to maximise strength to weight ratio) & comes in at about 3lbs stripped. The orange runs a bi-ovalized downtube & S-stays to maximise ...
...power. This Frame is light & comfortable on a long run, the frame is forgiving in the rough stuff & is an excellent climber. The paint finish on the Oranges is a powder coating which is resistant to chips & scratches, I took mine downhilling in the Alps for a week & came back with one chip under the Bottom Bracket. I also experienced no problems considering this is an XC bike with all lightweight gear, wheels, hubs etc which just goes to show the ... Read review

Advantages: Well built, reasonable specification, good styling
Disadvantages: Gear shifters could be better.

...feel too cumbersome. For the price its a good soild introduction into the world of mountain biking and with a big brand like Specialized you will not go far wrong. I would recommend trying out for size at a local bike shop before buying to ensure correct sizing. ... Read review

Advantages: Brakes
Disadvantages: I fell Control

GT BIKE 1.0 AVALANCHE Strengths: Great riding position. fantastic geometry Components: are ok for the price like Deore and LX components. Great frame for upgrading. Kenda Nevegal Weaknesses: Fork X100 is good only under normal conditions, on single tracks its very bad even a bit scary! Cranckset Truvativ 5D Similar Products Used: Haro V1 Bike Setup: Standart but changed to mavic 717 with XT Cassette and hub Saddle WTB Laser V PRO Bottom Line: After ... Read review

Advantages: Robust build and a superb frame
Disadvantages: Average forks brakes and cranks. Also not the lightest

...the ride more than makes up for all of that. Kona have managed to make the handling agile and yet stable with good stand over clearance. Add to that good Canadian build quality with components that are built to last and good mud clearance and you cannot go wrong. ... Read review