Hyperthetically..........

[Grannygrinder]

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Thanks all, yeah should have narrowed the goal posts a bit.
Anything except the highly dangerous pastime of looning down hills like a loony

 

[Lysander]

Titus Switchblade...............

 

[sex one]

ORANGE PATRIOT




topic closed

 

[Grannygrinder]

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Harsh though it may sound i am that vulture
Is there a standout brand that lasts better than the others? ie pivot bushes etc

 

[sex one]

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Harsh though it may sound i am that vulture
Is there a standout brand that lasts better than the others? ie pivot bushes etc

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/orange-mountain-s ... 1c17474ed8

not mine btw

 

[dbmtb]

Spesh stumpie FSR?

Sometimes I think Kaiser and me must have been separated at birth.

Wouldn't be hugely different to what I did get for this very purpose

But £500 wouldn't do it. I think that's what I spent on frame, fork and BETD link though. I had the other parts already! Have since upgraded rear shock and put a shorter Hope stem on.

It'll transform from a 130mm to 100mm sled by moving a pivot bolt and a few turns of a dial on the fork.¨

Together with Kaisers old Stumpy...

 

[dbmtb]

How about this...

http://www.friday-ad.co.uk/littleha...es/bicycles/men-039-s-mountain-bike-YI0428BAG

Looks like it would take the BETD Rocker aswell.

Fine candidate for the money - very similar spec to mine by the looks of it.

One thing to be aware of with FSRs though - is that there are a lot of bearings, some of which are a bit tiny. Can be a hassle to replace. I gave mine the full once-over and replaced every bearing on the bike for peace of mind.

 

[brocklanders023]

I'm on my second Orange 5 and have never had any problems with pivots, bearings etc. Might struggle to get on for £500 though.

Might be worth looking at a Giant. Thet seem to get good reviews but don't seem to hold their value very well.

 

[marin man]

What happened to the first one brocky :?

 

[Grannygrinder]

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How different are the later FSRs when compared to, say, the 1999 one in the for sale section?