Orange Mountain Bikes

Orange Mountain Bikes - R8 S Spec Sheet

From the 2010 Archive

Overview

There’s something alive about a good, light steel frame: it’s a feeling that you can’t explain to someone brought up on full sussers or jumpy hardtails.

Riding flat out, with your arse on fire, carving the corners, stamping on the big ring is the only way to appreciate our new R8. Like a lightweight racing car with a V8 on song, the R8 bristles with potential speed. It’s a speed that must be earned though. It won’t make you a great rider if you’re not a good rider to start with. It’ll flatter good lines and punish bad ones, but you’ll know when you’re riding just right, as the R8 moves with you – steering with the slightest tilt of the hips as you speeder-bike your way through the singletrack.

We couldn’t have made the R8 without Reynolds. At the heart of the frame is Reynolds’ strong, thin and light 853 tubing. It hardens with welding, making the joins even stronger than the tubes themselves. And it builds into a beautiful machine with the svelte lines of a true classic. There are riders out there who’ve never known the feel – that otherworldly connection with the trail – that a steel frame can give. Pity them. And then leave them in the dust...

Why the R8 S?

The modern CroMo steel chassis redefined. Reynolds 853 tubing sculpted into one v-fast MTB in a superb packed ready to hit the trails.

Want to go pro? The R8 Pro is the one. Want the roughest, toughest steel hardtail? P7 S is a good place to start.

R8 S Specifications

RRP £1,329.99
Sizes 15,17,19,21
Colour Mandarin Orange
Tubeset Reynolds 853 Double-Butted Cro Mo Steel
Rear Shock N/A
Swing Arm QR Axle
Forks RockShox Recon SL Solo Air w/lockout 100mm
Front Mech Shimano Deore
Rear Mech Shimano SLX Shadow
Shifters Shimano Deore R Fire +
Brakes Avid Juicy 3 160/160
Bottom Bracket Race Face X Type
Crankset Race Face Ride XC X Type
Cassette Shimano HG50
Hubs Shimano 525 Disc
Rims Mavic XM317
Spokes DT Swiss Competition S/S Black
Tyres Maxxis Advantage 2.25
Headset FSA TH 857
Stem Orange Stalk +
Handlebars Supercross +
Grips
Saddle SDG Bel Air
Seat Post Stick Up
Seat Clamp
Pedals Flat
Accessories

Geometry

R8 Geometry
R8 GEOMETRY
Reynolds 853 Double-Butted Cro Mo Steel
Frame Size 15" 17" 19" 21"
A. Head Angle 71° 71° 71° 71°
B. Seat Angle 73° 73° 73° 73°
C. Top Tube 550 566 585 611
D. Effective TT 569 590 610 630
E. BB Height -38 -38 -38 -38
F. Chainstay 425 425 425 425
G. Head Tube 125 125 125 125
H. Wheelbase 1042 1062 1082 1102
Seat Tube Ø 27.2 27.2 27.2 27.2
Standover 684 699 736 786
Unless otherwise indicated all measurements are in mm.
Frame angles are measured static, without rider sag.
Bottom bracket height measured from axle.

Prices and Specifications are liable to change without notice.