Orange Blood - £2949.99
The Blood is a bike which never fails to surprise, fast, fun and light, but hard enough to shrug off the harshest landing or most abusive rider. A trail bike built for those who destroy the rest, the hard man of short travel.The Blood, to some a conundrum in the range, but for those who ride one, it’s a paradox that becomes abundantly clear. A tight handling trail whippet which performs beyond its image, not just a hard riding big air beasty, but a nimble trail bike waiting to kick through the corners of your favourite trail centre. You don’t have to understand, just appreciate.
This year, the Blood goes on a diet with a more trail ready spec, the guys in the factory demand it, so you deserve it too. Lowering the front-end steepens the head-angle slightly and lowers the BB, this creates a bike that hugs the ground a little closer as you jump, manual and pump between trail undulations. The 2.5:1 leverage ratio provides a supple five inches of progressive travel so the short back end handles big and small bumps with equal aplomb. The Maxle rear, square fabricated stays and oversized pivot assembly makes the Blood one of our stiffest ever frames, but light and responsive when you need to stomp on the pedals. This bike might be a misnomer in normal model category stakes, but if you need this kind of bike, you’ll know…
ROCKR SHOCK CONTROL
We love single-pivot simplicity at Orange, and the Blood is essentially a single pivot with a twist. Without getting too technical, the Blood’s ROCKR-Link is a way of achieving a highly durable 2.5:1 leverage ratio while carefully controlling the shock’s progression to optimise how the frame and shock work together. In practice this means a bike you can pedal, but one with a highly active and fast-reacting back end that delivers a super-supple initial stroke and a mid to end stroke which never shoots through its travel – perfect for those big hits. When it comes to actual rear wheel travel, it’s a triumph of quality over quantity. Ride one – you’ll see what we mean.
Sizes available: 15 and 17 Inches.
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Specification
Colour: Passion RedFrame: Monocoque/6061-T6 Custom Butted Aluminium Tube
Rear Shock: Fox Float RP23 XV
Fork: Fox 36 160 Float R
Front Derailleur: Shimano SLX Double
Rear Derailleur: Shimano SLX 9 sp
Shifters: Shimano SLX R Fire +
Chainset: Race Face Respond Double X Type
Cassette: Shimano HG50-9
Brakes: Avid Elixir 5 185/160
Hubs: Hope Pro 2
Tyres: Maxxis Hi Roller 2.35
Headset: FSA TH857
Stem: Truvativ Hussefelt Comp
Seatpost: Truvativ Hussefelt DC
Saddle: SDG Bel Air
Handlebars: Truvativ Hussefelt Comp
Pedals: Flat
Bottom Bracket: Race Face X Type
Other optional bespoke upgrades are available, please contact us sales@spoke.co.uk or 01865 311610 for more details alternatively visit the Orange website - www.orangebikes.co.uk.
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