Can a Single Pivot Bike Still Perform? | Orange's New Alpine 6

Orange is back with it's fully refreshed Alpine, which has the same silhouette as the outgoing model and retains its lively ride.

Orange unveiled its first bike with the Alpine name back in 2009. It had 160mm of rear-wheel travel and was designed to be burly enough to smash downhill runs yet light enough to ride to the trailheads.

After undergoing a plethora of evolutionary changes, in 2017 the Alpine 160 moniker was dropped to bring it more in line with Orange’s other bikes, and the Alpine 6 was born.

The new name brought with it some impressive refinements and subtle, but important, changes to the bike’s looks. Fast forward to 2019, and Orange is relaunching the Alpine 6 once again with plenty of important evolutionary changes that use the outgoing model as a solid starting point.

Orange claims these changes address some of the previous complaints about the bike and improve the way it rides.

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