clockwork vs. stumpjumper

[kool maudit]

we don't see many oranges in canada, so i have never ridden one. visually, the bikes seem similar to an early-90s stumpjumper...do they ride similarly?

 

[cherrybomb]

Crikey I don't know (never having owned a Stumpjumper), but it's a good question I guess.

Clockworks are quite a lively ride, whippy even. Some may even say too whippy but they're just mad and should be avoided! .
I've always been struck by how quick they feel when I've not been on mine for a while. It's a light frame too, lighter than the P7 (which was more money?...go figure. :?

Don't know if that's any help. Does it sound like a Stumpie?

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

Is this a question of a choice you're going to make? Having owned a bunch of stumpjumpers over the years, I would go for the Orange, just to have something different...don't think they were ever available in the states....hmmm, can someone link me to a good resource on them- I'd like to read up on their history.

 

[Russell]

It's a light frame too, lighter than the P7 (which was more money?...go figure. :?

The P7 was designed to be a bit more burly wasn't it? Hence the extra weight.

 

[Huntso]

I am one of the mad people that thinks they are too flexy, like trying to ride a wriggling snake.
Had a good few Stumpjumpers though and that's where my money would go, but the Orange colour Clockworks do look nicer.
Here's my old one

 

[cherrybomb]

It's a light frame too, lighter than the P7 (which was more money?...go figure. :?

The P7 was designed to be a bit more burly wasn't it? Hence the extra weight.

T'is true........but still odd in my book.

 

[Foolzgold]

Is this a question of a choice you're going to make? Having owned a bunch of stumpjumpers over the years, I would go for the Orange, just to have something different...don't think they were ever available in the states....hmmm, can someone link me to a good resource on them- I'd like to read up on their history.

I have most of the Brochures/catalogues that orange brought out since 1991 if you want me to send you some PDF files containing these then dont hessitate to ask!

 

[ddidds]

the clockwork is a beautiful frame above anything else.
the thin pipes gives a special look to the overall bike. it's slim and fine , therefore very fast.
the fact that you can build a under 9.5 kg bike with a 1993 frame is amazing!
cro-mo makes the bike more elastic and therefore more comfortable to ride than aluminum. if you have a look on orange's website there is a video where one of the founders of orange bikes states that cro-mo (tange cro-mo) is the best ever material for building bikes, and the orange clockwork is a proof of that!

i truly deeply madly love the clockworks!

 

[P20]

I've never owned an Orange, never been bothered by them. I've had numerous Stumpies and you can't go wrong with them

 

[Err]

the clockwork is a beautiful frame above anything else.
the thin pipes gives a special look to the overall bike. it's slim and fine , therefore very fast.
the fact that you can build a under 9.5 kg bike with a 1993 frame is amazing!
cro-mo makes the bike more elastic and therefore more comfortable to ride than aluminum. if you have a look on orange's website there is a video where one of the founders of orange bikes states that cro-mo (tange cro-mo) is the best ever material for building bikes, and the orange clockwork is a proof of that!

i truly deeply madly love the clockworks!

Weren't steel stumpjumpers tange crmo too though?