Orange 2022 279 Frame (Including rear shock)

For the 2022 season, Orange’s downhill story adds its next chapter with the Orange 279. MX wheels, 200mm travel, subtle-but–significant frame improvements and a whole heap of marginal gains to make the suspension more progressive and more efficient than ever. The Orange 279 is the fastest bike in our 3 decades of racing history.

Modern downhill tracks are bigger, faster and rougher than ever and the Orange 279 has stepped up to match them head-on. The heart of the Orange 279 is our handmade-in-Halifax frameset, built with a brutally capable 200mm of travel and a revised and re-tuned suspension layout.

And, of course, the Orange 279 gets the MX treatment with a fast-rolling 29” wheel up front and a nimble, quick-on-the-gas 27.5” on the rear. Over years of racing, we’ve tried every combination, and a mixed-wheelset is our answer to the puzzle of modern-day downhill. Fast and stable at speed, engaging, quick to accelerate, snappy through the turns and that perfect mix of straight-line speed and berm-ripping fun.

The Orange 279 is now more progressive than any Orange downhill bike that precedes it, offering even-better control and confidence when you’re charging hard.

The Orange 279’s geometry has also evolved, taking what we’ve learned from the 327, 329 and our new-school Evo enduro bikes. The head-angle is slackened out to 62° and reach has been inrcreased. Taking inspiration from Orange 'Evo' geometry we’ve pushed the chainstay length centralising weight distribution to give heaps of stability and improved suspension performance.

The result is a bike that’s beautifully fast over rough terrain, nimble through the tech sections and very ‘Orange’ from the start-gate to the finish line.

Sunset Cycles offers the 2022 Orange 279 downhill mountain bike frame with up to 36 months 0% finance and free delivery.