Orange Bikes has updated its long-standing P7 steel hardtail range and added a new mullet-wheeled version.
The P7 MX is made from hand-welded Reynolds 525 tubing, features a revised seatstay bridge and is designed around mixed wheel sizes (29in front, 650b rear) and a 140mm-travel fork.
UDH dropouts provide compatibility with SRAM’s latest Transmission drivetrains, and you get an accessory mount under the top tube (not found on the other P7 models). Gear cables and brake hoses are externally routed for easier maintenance, while ISCG-05 tabs enable easy chain-guide attachment.
Geometry includes a 64.5-degree head angle, 75.5-degree seat tube angle, 480mm reach (large) and 430mm chainstays. The frame is available in a fetching ‘fizzy orange’ or stealthy ‘charcoal grey’.
Orange has updated the geometry of the P7 29 to bring it in line with the P7 MX, giving it a slacker head angle, steeper seat tube angle and longer reach. It has also added 10mm to the head tube length to increase the stack height. It comes in ‘wasabi green’ or ‘angel delight’.
The P7 still rolls on 650b (27.5in) wheels and runs a 150mm fork. Geometry has been aligned with the rest of the range, and it comes in ‘cyan blue’ only. Interestingly, neither the P7 nor the P7 29 have been given UDH dropouts.
Orange P7 key spec details
- Frame (all): Custom-butted Reynolds 525 chromoly steel, S-XL (P7, P7 MX)/M-XL (P7 29)
- Travel: 140mm (P7 MX, P7 29) or 150mm (P7) fork
- Wheels: 650b (P7), 29in (P7 29) or 29in/650b (P7 MX)
- Geometry (large): 64.5 head angle, 75.5 seat tube angle, 480mm reach, 430mm (P7, P7 MX)/445mm (P7 29) chainstays
- Pricing (all): £650 (frame only)
