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What Can Orange Mountain Bikes Offer Women?
Like many major mountian bike brands, Orange mountain bikes have a specific type of bike for their female customers. The designs are often called women specific designs and not all riders are in agreement that they are even necessary. Until about a decade ago, female riders had little choice but to make do with bikes designed for men. However, Orange mountain bikes and other manufacturers are right in pointing out that there are clear differences between men and women and that the best bikes should reflect that.
Orange mountain bikes took into account the rule of thumb that women are generally smaller than men and have less variation in body size when designing their women specific bikes.As a result the design of the Diva, Orange mountain bikes' women specific range, has slightly different sizing and geometry to the men's version in order to accommodate the different body shapes and offer a more comfortable ride.
Generally, women need bikes which are shorter and lower, they also find lighter bikes advantageous. Lucky then that the Orange Five Diva can deliver all of this. The majority of mountain bikers will know the Orange mountain bikes' Five, which is a classic amongst mountain bikes. Trails are always full of them. You might even see a few Diva Fives. But how good are they?
The Orange mountain bikes Diva Five comes in a choice of short or long sizes. Regardless of the size, the bike is still based around the standard 14 inch Five. Almost certainly the most obvious difference between the Diva and the standard version is the build kit: it uses 165mm cranks instead of the standard's 175mm ones. Also, there's a women's saddle for the comfort factor.
Because of the air suspension on the front and back of the bike, it is quite lightweight. The ride is also comfortable thanks to the narrower handlebars, shorter cranks and women's saddle. Don't let the comfort factor fool you: Beaks by Hope and gears by Shimano ensure the bike is taken seriously.
In all, you can't argue that Orange mountain bikes have done a very good job with the Diva Five. Tweaking and altering a classic design to make it more accessible and accommodating for the girls was always going to be a good idea. Look no further for a good quality women's trail bike.
For a superb choice in mountain bikes and getting a good deal, you can find the best Orange mountain bikes deals around at All Terrain Cycles.
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