Does The Orbea Occam Have A Flip Chip?

The Rallon also sees the addition of a mullet wheel option (27.5” rear wheel and 29” front) that is accommodated through a flip chip in the shock linkage

. The Occam LT is 29” only, for better and for worse.

Is the Orbea Occam an XC bike?

Sitting in between the Oiz (XC) and the Rallon (Enduro)

, the Occam is Orbea's do-most-of-the-things trail bike.

How much does Orbea Occam weigh?

Second, The Occam is pretty light for a 140mm travel bike. Our XL test bike weighed in at

27.95 lbs

. Coming off a 33 lbs. Megatower (my personal bike) those five missing pounds were very noticeable.

How much does the Orbea Occam m30 weight?

The top of the range bike weighs in at

28.1lbs / 12.7 kg

, with carbon wheels but proper Minion tyres front and rear. This isn ́t the build I would personally choose but more on that below.

What is Orbea Occam?

Instead of using a less-efficient “shock tunnel,” the Occam

offsets the shock to the left side of the frame

. YOUR SUSPENSION, YOUR WAY. The best modern trail bikes are used for an impressive variety of terrain and need to be adaptable.

Is orbea a good bike brand?

Orbea bikes are gold medal winners

Orbea bikes have won some of the world's biggest races, including the Olympics. In 2008, Samuel Sanchez won gold in the Olympic road race aboard an Orbea Orca while Julien Absalon won gold in the Olympic mountain bike race aboard an Orbea Alma.

Will Ibis make an aluminum Ripley?

The Frame. Ibis says that “The Ripley AF is our beloved, category-defying, short-travel, singletrack-scorching Ripley —

rendered in aluminum

, with more aggressive geometry. All the sizzle and pop of the carbon Ripley, now available as a complete bike at a wallet friendly, sub $3000.”

Is the Orbea Occam a 29er?

The Occam TR was a shorter travel 29er or 27.5+ bike

, with 120mm of rear travel and a 130mm fork, 67.5° headtube angle, and 435mm chainstays. Both bikes used Orbea's UFO flexing seat stay suspension system, in place of a rear pivot, which saved weight and simplified the squish a bit.

How much travel does the Orbea Occam LT have?

Orbea has over-shocked the Occam LT by adding

10mm of travel to both ends

, using a 150mm Fox 36 on the front, and either a Float X air shock or DHX coil on the rear. To keep you out of trouble when things get a bit rowdy, the Occam LT also has four-piston brakes and grippy aggro tyres.

What is the travel of the new Orbea Occam LT?

Travel: Occam: 140 mm rear / 140 mm front. Occam LT:

150 mm rear / 150 mm front

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What country makes Orbea bikes?

All Orbea Bikes are assembled at the Orbea Factory based in the heart of the

Basque country in Northern Spain

. Orbea is one of the oldest and best-respected bike companies in Europe.

Are Orbea bikes better than Trek?

Orbea is better head angle

. The trek is too steep. The orbea has more stack. Again being more comfortable and better for learning the steep stuff.

What teams use Orbea bikes?

Competitive use

The

UCI Professional Continental team Cofidis Solutions Crédits

raced Orbea bikes in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The UCI Domestic Elite Cycling Team, Rio Grande Elite Cycling Team, currently races on Orbea bikes.

Is Ibis better than Santa Cruz?

Bike Comparison

The Ibis Ripmo XT, Santa Cruz 5010 S / Carbon C / 27.5, and Transition Spur Carbon XO1 are all carbon frame full suspension trail bikes.

The Ibis has more travel, the Santa Cruz has 27.5′′ wheels, and the Transition has better components and a better fork

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Where are Ibis bikes made?

Is the Ibis Ripley AF worth it?

The suspension is excellent and the added weight of the aluminum frame is more than worth the cost-savings

. We'd be pleased to see more brands lowering the barrier to entry and providing excellent bikes like this in aluminum. The Ripley AF isn't perfect, but it's hard finding a whole lot to complain about.