what size forks does it take upto? mine origanily had monster t’s by the previous owner but looks stupid

think they are designed for 4 to 5 inch forks. Monster Ts maybe a touch overkill! And would probably make it ride quite badly?

he had it as a dh bike thats why i swapped him my patriot 4 it as i wanted somthing that went up hills aswell

A sub5 is more of an all mountain bike than a DH bike, worth checking he didn’t do big drops etc whilst the triple clamps were fitted as it may have damaged the frame.

Depends what year it is

125mm iirc

http://www.orangebikes.co.uk/2003bikes/sub5.html

To keep the handling as sweet as ever the Sub 5 also gets “Fast Track” geometry for 2003. This allows the use of up to 125mm travel fork and keeps the steering sharp.