Orange Patriot

Orange's DH offering is the 222. The name referes to the amount of rear wheel travel it has-a whooping 222mm. The frame is hand made in Halifax by craftsman, and the components are first rate. There isnt one thing on this bike that isnt up to the rigours of world cup DHing. Frame material is 6061 t-6 alloy, with large diameter (32mm) bearings in the main pivot. The top shock mount is adjustable and slides up n down the main down tube.Adjusting the mountain changes the head angleand the bottom bracket height, without drastical effecting the rates curve of the rear suspension. The riders lively, and the feel of the bike is light, with wonderful sprinting ...  Read the complete review

this op is about the orange 222 bike. Prototyped and developed during the 2000 season, this world class downhill chassis has been proven with podium placings in the Tissot World Cup Series. The 222 really turned heads when under the guidance of Team Animal Orange and particularly ‘wonder kid’ Greg Minnaar when it whupped some big names on the international circuit. Evolved from the renowned Patriot chassis, the availability of longer stroke shocks allowed us to experiment further with the geometry. Then it struck us that by making the top shock mount adjustable, it would mean that the frame angles, ride height and wheel base could all be ...  Read the complete review