Handbuilt in Halifax, England, these bikes are ALL English. Orange Mountain Bikes history begins with the Tushingham B52, which was one of the UK's first mountain bikes. It was created as a specialty product by Cumbria in the Lake District and as an offshoot from Tushingham Sails, a leading manufacturer of quality windsurfing sails. Later, Lester Noble, a partner in Tushingham Sails, fell in love with mountain biking and left Tushingham Sails. He partnerned with Steve Wade, a bike racer with an engineering background, and formed Orange Mountain Bikes.

The 222 is their top of the line downhill bike ridden by their top riders. Greg Minnaar, Mick Hannah, Missy Giove, and Cesar Rojo of Team Global Racing are just a few riders that are kicking butt on this bike.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Frameset - T-M Series Monocoque 6061 T6 Aluminium
• Sizes available - 15
• Colours - Gold
• Front Fork - RS Boxxer Red
• Rear Shock - Fox coil RC
• Chainset - Race Face NS
• Front Mech - n/a
• Rear Mech - Shimano XT
• Shifters - Shimano XT
• Cassette - Shimano 9 speed
• Rims - Mavic D321
• Spokes - WTB S/S Black
• Hubs - Hope Bulb
• Tyres - Tioga 2.1DH
• Brakes - Enduro 4
• Headset - Ritchey Scuzzy Logic
• Pedals - Orange Flattie
• Handlebars - Tioga DH Bar
• Grips - Orange Friction Addiction
• Stem - Tioga Cubed Stem
• Seatpost - Orange Stick Up
• Saddle - Tioga XL saddle
• Other features - Disc Mounts, Adjustable frame geometry
• Rear Wheel Travel - 8 inches
  

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