While all of our bikes could claim to be ideal for all riding, it depends on what your idea of 'riding' entails. Some riders never leave the ground and never let their heart rates drop below redline. Others spend more time sliding through turns, airborne or just plain larking around. Who makes a bike for all of them? Well, we do, and it's the Five.

The Five genuinely is our true all-rounder. As happy on a race course as it is with a six inch fork going faster than you think you should. The Five has been with us for years, brought up to line with every technological and geometry improvement; you could say it's as state-of-the art as it's always been.

There are many reasons that you see so many Fives on the trails. Firstly, with the simplicity of a single pivot and the solidity of a welded-in-Halifax frame, they just don't break down. Secondly, they're just the most unflappable bike out there. If you're going to be playing Trail Bingo for a weekend - a bit of map reading, a bit of 'let the locals show you the trails' and a bit of good old getting lost, you won't find a better partner. The Five's smooth, capable travel and no nonsense geometry will cope cooly with everything from the rockiest trails that the locals will come up with, to the 'just over that hill' misdirected death-march back home from your sketchy navigator.

Reynolds Technology, based in Birmingham, are the company that invented the concept of butted tubes back in 1898, so they know a thing or two about tubing. The Five, ST4 and Alpine 160 all feature custom Reynolds 6061 Hydroformed tubing. 6061 is an aluminium alloy with silicone and magnesium additions that provide high strength and ductility after the welded frame is heat-treated. The top tube profile is hydroformed to create the optimised shape designed by Orange for a light agile ride feel.   

MBR says;

The ST4 is a departure for us, both visually and in terms of ride-feel. This is a trail-bike, through and through and, while it's happy on the steep stuff, where it excels is in nailing unpredictable trails at all speeds. Show it a twisted, rooty, slatey trail heading deeper down into the woods, or a ten minute, slow speed, pick-a-line, rocky Lakeland climb and it'll conquer both.

The ST4 sits up in its travel, ready for anything and with a trail-tuned geometry giving telepathic steering control at any speeds - up or down hill. If you're a dyed in the wool hardtail rider, you'll find yourself going faster than you ever thought without sacrificing the pinpoint accuracy you're used to. If you're a full suspension fan, tired of the 'buck and bob' of some suspension designs, you'll love the bottomless feel of the ST4s suspension that still allows 2mph power moves on previously impossible climbs.

Whether fighting the unknown of a dark 24-hour race course, pinning a trail centre's black run on a rainy day, or just out to enjoy the ride, the ST4 is ready to motor.

ROCKR SHOCK CONTROL

Power, they say, is nothing without control. While you provide the power, the Orange ST4 is the new definition of control. Suspension is basically there to control the bike's geometry. On a 110mm travel bike you would most likely expect to find a 165mm shock. On the ST4 we run a 190mm custom tuned Fox RP23 shock activated by our ROCKR link to give 100mm of supple rear wheel travel. By running at a 2:1 low leverage ratio, we can accurately control the stroke of the shock better than ever before and dial in the best ride quality for a whole mix of terrain.

With their mixture of man-made and natural features we all know that trails aren't what they used to be, but if you're lucky enough to ride a Blood, that's no bad thing. The first of our bigger-hitting bikes to feature a tough but neat rocker link, the Blood delivers a stiff and super‑responsive ride designed to handle the most technical natural terrain as well as the gaps, drops, wall rides, ladders and berms some of us love to session. Burly construction, a carefully controlled five inches of rear wheel travel and a 66 degree head angle inspire confidence when the going gets rough or steep, but the Blood's short back end, steepened seat angle and inspired suspension configuration mean the only thing you'll push on this bike is your own technical limits.

A sweet-handling trail and slopestyle bike with a massive fun factor in the air or on the ground, and a bike you can still pedal anywhere - the Blood doesn't rewrite the rules, it bins them altogether.

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.

A couple of years ago we created the Alpine Five, an elusive big-mountain dream machine with a production run of just 25. Today, after subtle refinements made in response to worldwide testing and rider feedback, we present the Alpine 160 - the go-anywhere thoroughbred you've all been waiting for.

Everything about the Alpine 160 points to versatility, reliability and astonishing speed and agility whatever the terrain or gradient. Breathtaking downhill handling comes from a relaxed head angle and low standover and bottom bracket heights, coupled with massive lateral stiffness provided by a burly monocoque downtube, revamped single-pivot assembly borrowed from our legendary 224-evolution downhill bike and a Maxle rear dropout. A mixture of Reynolds and 6061 tubing delivers a combination of superb rigidity and impressive strength-to-weight ratios, and new CNC-machined shock mounts help dissipate loads and eliminate areas of stress. Meanwhile, the Alpine's steepened seat angle, short back end and careful pivot positioning deliver comfort and climbing efficiency you'd have thought impossible in a bike this fun to ride.

Pedal all day, hit the Alpine lifts or destroy a Megavalanche - it's your call, but the one bike you need is an Alpine 160.

The Reynolds 631 double butted CroMo tubeset lies at the heart of Orange's best selling bike ever, the P7. It's also the key to its versatility. It's been central to the Orange line-up for over ten years. Today, it's the same, versatile platform, gently updated to take advantage of new technology and to make it, well, even more versatile.

Want to cycle tour to Istanbul? Into the whole singlespeed thing? Want a super-tech hardcore hardtail? There's a P7 model for you. There's even an ISCG chainguide - so even if you fancy trying a state-of-the-minute SRAM Hammerschmidt, you can.

But what if you just want a mountain bike that'll handle the trails? That has always been at the heart of the P7 ride. Deep down, it's 'just' a mountain bike - and the beauty of mountain bikes is that they have so many uses: as many as there are owners. The steel chassis gives a lively, but direct feel, the versatile geometry allows the P7 to please everyone from tech-fest Lakeland riders to map-crossing all-day (or all-summer) adventurers.

MBR says;

"Best on test here, the Orange has the most no-nonsense approach - nothing too flashy, but it rides brilliantly with excellent balance." 9/10