Video: The Delivery

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deanopatoninz (Jul 15, 2014 at 11:35)

The fastest-line is not always the funnest-line.

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fries (Jul 15, 2014 at 14:08)

this guy know's

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BobChicken (Jul 16, 2014 at 5:09)

The fastest bike is not always the funnest bike... Long live 26"....

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dorkbike (Jul 15, 2014 at 10:48)

Orange ya going to pick up that box?

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Bigdave46 (Jul 15, 2014 at 10:50)

i have a policy to turn my phone off when riding...no distractions from enjoying myself

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Paintball23456 (Jul 15, 2014 at 13:16)

I used to use strava every single ride, trying to get better times and kom's. Now that I've uninstalled that roadie shit I enjoy riding my bike 10x more

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abzillah (Jul 15, 2014 at 14:06)

How much KOM did you get?

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AllMountin (Jul 15, 2014 at 18:33)

While I still own a few KOMs, set two seasons ago, I've altered my goals in the seasons since. Progression of skills replaced the quest for outright speed. Truly I say unto thee: Pain and suffering is all that awaits those who chase KOMs, and a few pixels in the shape of a trophy on a little screen. I wouldn't trade a single skill for a pile of KOMs. The satisfaction of conquering a hard earned skill dwarfs that of winning an e-battle royale vs your roadie friends. Save yourselves from this self imposed sentence. Ride for fun and progression and put down the stopwatch.

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karaknic (Jul 15, 2014 at 21:38)

Anyone who's done an actual race, with a clock, against actual real people will know the feeling of not even being last far outweighs any digi-KOM...

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MrPink51 (Jul 15, 2014 at 11:52)

Are your timed segments too slow? Maybe it's time for some fitness?

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ReformedRoadie (Jul 15, 2014 at 14:17)

From the way the delivery guy was struggling, I'm guessing the bike is a bit of a pig, no?

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makdthed (Jul 15, 2014 at 14:56)

lol - Strava and 29ers - Orange are you purposefully trying to start trouble on PB

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jackstack (Jul 15, 2014 at 12:14)

Amazing how the bike sets itself up when the box opens

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peanutbuter (Jul 15, 2014 at 10:50)

I love how all the oragne vidoes always have a theme

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unconvinced (Jul 15, 2014 at 12:12)

Nice idea but they lost me at 29er.

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poah (Jul 15, 2014 at 12:16)

lost me at orange lol

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nik-h (Jul 16, 2014 at 3:04)

You lads banging on about Strava notice that at the end he threw his phone into the undergrowth? So if you thought this advert was all about telling you that this bike will improve your Strava times have missed the point just a little bit........

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Aarrce (Jul 15, 2014 at 13:23)

All blue, so he's a smurf?

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marvintheandroid (Jul 15, 2014 at 15:54)

A clever advert..
- the Segment is designed to make you faster,
- Orange (represented as the delivery man) are trying to do you a favour, if only you accept!
- having fun is the most important thing.

So that's pretty much everyone covered. 29 is efficient, but for me definitely not the most fun.
However the biggest question of Orange, when is carbon coming to the brand? Is it ever coming?

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marvintheandroid (Jul 15, 2014 at 16:00)

For reference the new YT Capra top spec is £700 less than the alpine 160 RS, I wont even start with the performance gaps.

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ZeGermans (Jul 15, 2014 at 21:07)

Once they become more global, YT and Canyon are going to shake up the industry by producing a good bike for a reasonable price. It's ridiculous that there are so many brands yet no real competition (separated only by their marketing). Canyon, YT and other now well known direct brands need to get their products to Australia! I'm certain they'll sell well considering how our distributors rob us blind. Nearly 9k here for the X01 spec Nomad, because they can... Still close to an extra 1.5k more even considering duty, tax and shipping to the LBS.

There will still always be others who want something different and will pay for it, but when they realise how good the YT and new Canyons are, that has a good chance of changing.

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whitebullit (Jul 16, 2014 at 3:58)

9k for a xo1 nomad actually sounds about right.

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elbandido77 (Jul 16, 2014 at 4:24)

@marvintheandroid Orange did make a carbon road bike a couple of years back which was seen as a sign they were going to consider using carbon for mtbs.

The comparison with YT isn't completely fair. People like the simplicity of the 5 and the Alpine, they're easy to maintain, hold their resale value well and are partially made in the UK. There have always been better performing bikes for the cash, but value for money isn't all about the initial purchase price and spec

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philiusmaximus (Jul 15, 2014 at 10:58)

That's Hamsterley Forest isnt it?

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savmeister (Jul 15, 2014 at 10:59)

yes it is

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elbandido77 (Jul 15, 2014 at 12:37)

Bike looks like a lot of fun. The idea of a short travel big wheeler that can take a pasting works for me

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og-squid-mtb (Jul 15, 2014 at 11:45)

So are they saying their other bikes suck?

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trails801 (Jul 15, 2014 at 12:03)

Not at all

They showed that it took three practice laps to find the fastest line. #2 He needed additional fitness training to get faster over time. #3 He up'd his game by adding additional blue to his ENDURO kit. #4 He has a cheap cell provider with a toss away phone. #5 the song was an OK choice, but he never "pushed too far". Everyone knows if you're not crashing then your not trying hard enough. #6 Next time pay the $8 and get UPS delivery or fedex

so it doesn't take so dang long. The other bikes are just fine.

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og-squid-mtb (Jul 15, 2014 at 12:15)

I will smoke him on my 26" steel HT!!!

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Hammm (Jul 15, 2014 at 19:02)

Okay well i put dibs on the bike he threw away!

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cthorpe (Jul 15, 2014 at 12:04)

the delivery guy shoulda cracked open a beer after he delivered.

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peanutbuter (Jul 16, 2014 at 4:54)

yer and most derlivery men wear five tens

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skylinecul8r (Jul 15, 2014 at 20:56)

I'm guessing these bikes are transformers...

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spencerbrawn (Jul 15, 2014 at 11:59)

Hah, this was awesome!

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5chmaus FL (Jul 15, 2014 at 23:15)

Loved the video guys.