Orange Mountain Bikes

Orange Mountain Bikes - Blood Pro Spec Sheet

From the 2011 Archive

Overview

The Blood, to some a conundrum in the range, but for those who ride one, it’s a paradox that becomes abundantly clear. A tight handling trail whippet which performs beyond its image, not just a hard riding big air beasty, but a nimble trail bike waiting to kick through the corners of your favourite trail centre. You don’t have to understand, just appreciate.

This year, the Blood goes on a diet with a more trail ready spec, the guys in the factory demand it, so you deserve it too. Lowering the front-end steepens the head-angle slightly and lowers the BB, this creates a bike that hugs the ground a little closer as you jump, manual and pump between trail undulations. The 2.5:1 leverage ratio provides a supple five inches of progressive travel so the short back end handles big and small bumps with equal aplomb. The Maxle rear, square fabricated stays and oversized pivot assembly makes the Blood one of our stiffest ever frames, but light and responsive when you need to stomp on the pedals. This bike might be a misnomer in normal model category stakes, but if you need this kind of bike, you’ll know…

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.

Why the Blood?

The Blood hangs with the big guys. But a bit faster through the woods when you need to put the hammer down.

Read the reviews for the Blood...

Dirt Bloodtest December 2009

Dirt - December 2009

Blood Pro Specifications

RRP £2,899.99
Sizes 15,17
Colour Cloud White
Tubeset Monocoque/ 6061-T6 Custom Butted Aluminium Tube
Rear Shock Fox Float RP23 XV
Swing Arm Maxle Swingarm
Forks Fox 32 Float RL 140mm 15QR
Front Mech Shimano SLX
Rear Mech Shimano XT Shadow 10 sp
Shifters Shimano SLX R Fire +
Brakes Hope Tech X2 183/160
Bottom Bracket Shimano SM51 Hollow Tech 2
Crankset Shimano SLX (3 x 10sp)
Cassette Shimano HG81-10
Hubs Hope Pro 2
Rims Mavic XM317
Spokes DT Swiss Competition
Tyres Maxxis Advantage 2.25
Headset FSA TH857
Stem Orange Stalk +
Handlebars Supercross +
Grips
Saddle SDG Bel Air
Seat Post Stick Up
Seat Clamp
Pedals Flat
Accessories

Geometry

Blood Geometry
BLOOD GEOMETRY
Moulded and Formed 6061-T6/Custom Butted Aluminium Tube
Frame Size 15" 17"
A. Head Angle 67° 67°
B. Seat Angle 75° 75°
C. Top Tube 571 586
D. Effective TT 575 595
E. BB Height 333 333
F. Chainstay 432 432
G. Head Tube 120 120
H. Wheelbase 1132 1142
T. Rear Travel 127 127
Shock Length 190 190
Seat Tube Ø 27.2 27.2
Standover 714 735
Unless otherwise indicated all measurements are in mm.
Frame angles are measured static, without rider sag.
Bottom bracket height measured from ground with 670Ø tyre.

Prices and Specifications are liable to change without notice.