GRG Posted November 17, 2021 Author Posted November 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, thebob said: Congrats! Where was the second pic taken? Maritzburg, cycling heaven!! thebob 1
samson99 Posted November 17, 2021 Posted November 17, 2021 4 hours ago, GRG said: ???????????? very smart. can you give us a breakdown of the components and the weight?
GRG Posted November 18, 2021 Author Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) On 11/17/2021 at 1:19 PM, samson99 said: very smart. can you give us a breakdown of the components and the weight? Sure! Medium frame 1x12 XTR groupset, 34t chainring XTR M9100 brakeset FOX 32 Float factory 100mm fork FOX Float DPS factory shock Orbea Carbon seat tube and handle bar Selle Italia saddle Prob my favourite bit = DT Swiss XRC 1501 Spline wheelset, 30mm inner width! My own xt pedals I haven't weighed the bike with pedals, but tubeless ready, no pedals, it weighs 9.86kg!!???? Edited November 18, 2021 by GRG babse, justinafrika, Danger Dassie and 3 others 6
babse Posted November 18, 2021 Posted November 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, GRG said: Sure! Medium frame 1x12 XTR groupset, 34t chainring XTR M9100 breakset FOX 32 Float factory 100mm fork FOX Float DPS factory shock Orbea Carbon seat tube and handle bar Selle Italia saddle Prob my favourite bit = DT Swiss XRC 1501 Spline wheelset, 30mm inner width! My own xt pedals I haven't weighed the bike with pedals, but tubeless ready, no pedals, it weighs 9.86kg!!???? wow, that really is a dream machine!!!
samson99 Posted November 18, 2021 Posted November 18, 2021 52 minutes ago, GRG said: Sure! Medium frame 1x12 XTR groupset, 34t chainring XTR M9100 breakset FOX 32 Float factory 100mm fork FOX Float DPS factory shock Orbea Carbon seat tube and handle bar Selle Italia saddle Prob my favourite bit = DT Swiss XRC 1501 Spline wheelset, 30mm inner width! My own xt pedals I haven't weighed the bike with pedals, but tubeless ready, no pedals, it weighs 9.86kg!!???? Very very nice. now i want one!!! ???? DJuice and DieselnDust 2
Stephan Posted March 29, 2022 Posted March 29, 2022 Having followed the Epic quite closely I was super happy to see Speed Company Racing win on the last day. Their Orbea Oiz made a good impression as well, and I see Orbea are quick to capitalise on the success. https://www.orbea.com/us-en/bicycles/mountain/oiz/ Out of interest, how much are we talking about more or less?Â
Ispeed_V Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Stephan said: Having followed the Epic quite closely I was super happy to see Speed Company Racing win on the last day. Their Orbea Oiz made a good impression as well, and I see Orbea are quick to capitalise on the success. https://www.orbea.com/us-en/bicycles/mountain/oiz/ Out of interest, how much are we talking about more or less? Plenty $$$$
DieselnDust Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 https://www.cyclelab.com/products/bikes/mountain-bikes?sort=low-high  barely available in SA yet.
ACM Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 Awesome to see a more ‘unknown’ brand on top. Underdog racers on underdog racing machines. DieselnDust 1
babse Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 1 hour ago, ACM said: Awesome to see a more ‘unknown’ brand on top. Underdog racers on underdog racing machines. Yeah here we only know Spez bru I did a race in Spain 3 years back. Blown away to see literally every 2nd oke on a Orbea. Jbr 1
DieselnDust Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 Orbea road and mtb's were very popular in SA between 1998 and 2010, there after they disappeared as the new distributor was more focused on the triathlon bikes Jbr 1
Morne Veer Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 It comes down for most to what bikes (brands) are available easily in your country and on any given day available on shop floors.  There are some very good / strong international brands out there, which for whatever reason are not imported by various countries, and if they have in past, not in vigour. Orbea is a good example, who as someone else noted, has massive support and market share in Europe and elsewhere, but in SA, you are would hardly see them at your weekly Trailseeker event, among all the other brands we've become accustomed to in SA. As for Orbea, the company was founded towards the end of 1800's. They have won many international bike and brand competitions over the years, such as brand of the year and last year their E-bike (Rise) won the International Design and Innovation Award. They have a number of professional road and MTB team they sponsor, and one will always remember the great success of Julian Absolon when he was racing to victory after victory on the XCO World Cup circuits some years back. Excited to see the full range of their road and mtbs hit our shores - next shipment of stock said to arrive with CWC and CycleLab in the 3rd week of April. DieselnDust, Jva, justinafrika and 2 others 5
GRG Posted March 31, 2022 Author Posted March 31, 2022 The Oiz, as ridden at the Epic by Speedcompany, does not put a foot wrong. 6 Months down the line, and no complaints! There are many great bikes out there and this is one of them! justinafrika 1
Eldron Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 I've just become an Orbea dealer over here. Amazing bikes and competitive pricing. Now to get my hands on a Oiz and Terra so I can start understanding the bikes a bit more. Orca Aero to follow :-) DieselnDust and justinafrika 2
RobbyB Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 I would love to see a shoot out between the Orbea Oiz and the new Lapierre XR 2022.Â
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