New P7

dyna-ti · Nov 14, 2010

I paid a visit to a distant bike shop today,just a wander about not looking for anything in particular

The shop sells Orange bikes so i took a look at the current P7[as the clockwork doesnt seem to be around anymore].
Laughing is how i had to deal with it>dear God in Heaven :x its horrible
Horrible and ALLOY
:roll: P7 in name only.
I think Orange have lost it completely and turned into yet another generic brand :?
For years i wanted a P7 but just couldnt afford it and opted for a Clockwork instead,and as they're pretty damn similar i reckon the ride would be similar too :?

My personal thinking is
ALLOY-ROAD
CARBON-ROAD.
Ti + STEEL -MTB

jonnyboy666 · Nov 14, 2010

i think you find the tubing is reynolds 631 cromo

available in a nice shade of poo brown aswel!

but yeah, nothing like the old skool!

dbmtb · Nov 14, 2010

Bar colour options, looks OK to me. I'd seriously consider one if I needed a new bike and it was one of the options out there.

631 is a great tubeset and they've beefed it up with gussets at head-tube/down tube join, which is a bit if a nod to the Bontragers of old.

P7s were always a bit clumsier-looking than Clockworks and the Prestiges they replaced.

brocklanders023 · Nov 14, 2010

Think the p7's are quite nice myself. They seem to have evolved to suite the modern market if you look at the time line. :? Defo steel as well... They don't even look like aluminium. :?

The r8 is more retro in design I guess. I think they're lovely.

jimo746 · Nov 14, 2010

I like the new P7's, had a 2008 model which I sold this year, I would agree it's not as dainty as the Prestige I used to have but it's still a classic frameset.

And I think you'll find Its called "Dog shit Brown"... for obvious reasons ;-)

dyna-ti · Nov 15, 2010

In my defence-I gave it a ping and it sounded like alloy

But i still dont like the look of it :evil:

i-am-iron-man · Dec 2, 2010

Hate the new P7, love the new R8.

I've owned two P7's and a Clockwork. I think I'm respraying my '00 P7, I don't think there is a better version: modern enough to have a 1 1/8" steerer and disc mount, but still has a classic MTB shape. Frames designed around long-travel forks with sliding dropouts look sooo shit.

New P7

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