Wild LT 2027

Orbea has rebuilt the Wild from the ground up for 2027, and it's one of the most exciting eMTB launches in a long time. The outgoing Wild ran Bosch's Performance Line CX; the new Wild LT switches to DJI's flagship Avinox M2S and wraps it in the most thoroughly integrated electronics package on any e-bike today. Orbea's stated goal was the best e-MTB for performance-focused gravity riders, built around two ideas: the best-handling bike (low weight, low centre of gravity, Rallon-derived suspension and geometry) and the best climbing machine (motor reactivity, traction and control).

The motor & Orbea's RS tune

The Avinox M2S is the most powerful mainstream e-bike motor going — up to 150 Nm of torque (130 Nm continuous, 150 Nm in a ≤60-second boost) and a 1,300 W peak on the Wild's 800 Wh pack. What really sets the Wild apart is that Orbea is the first brand allowed to write its own Avinox firmware. Their RS tune is about reactivity, not just peak numbers: the motor activates sooner on the initial pedal stroke and pulls harder down low, so it takes less crank rotation and less rider effort to drive forward — a real advantage on techy step-up climbs where the stock Avinox can feel slow to wake up. Orbea's stock modes cap at 750 W / 130 Nm (they consider 750 W the sweet spot), but you can build up to five custom modes in the app right up to the pack's full 1,300 W — and the reactive RS base tune is always present, even in your custom modes.

"Rider Synergy" — one connected system

The RS concept (first seen on the Rise) makes every electronic part talk over a single CAN-bus network, all powered by the main 800 Wh battery — no separate coin cells or chargers to manage. It's the first Avinox bike where the components are engineered as one system:

• Custom HMI remote: Orbea's own all-in-one controller groups every function to one side — assist modes, power, lights, dropper and shock control.
• Electronic dropper: 240 mm on L/XL (210 mm on S/M), wired to the motor so it's lighter and has a lower stack. A clever "smart" mode lets you prime the post so it drops when you sit and locks at the bottom. The trade-off: a slight actuation delay — not as instant as a Reverb AXS or Fox Neo.
• Electronic drivetrain: hard-wired in, enabling smooth-shift (you can change gear while coasting or even lifting the bike).
• Fox Live Valve Neo shock: a bespoke Float X2 Neo electronic shock co-developed with Fox, sensing fore/aft forces and adjusting on the fly — also battery-powered and CAN-bus controlled. You can still fit a normal air or coil shock if you prefer.

Frame & details

The OMR carbon frame weighs just 2.6 kg (with a carbon rocker link) yet carries an ASTM Category 5 rating — cleared for bike-park and downhill abuse, and rated to take a 200 mm dual-crown fork. The 800 Wh Avinox pack is effectively integrated: it can be removed, but you have to drop the motor to do it, so it's a workshop job rather than a trailside swap. Nice touches abound: factory "Second Skin" protective film on the down tube, head tube, seat tube and chainstay; a hidden magnetic multi-tool in the linkage; side-entry cable ports (so no forced headset routing, though the ZS56 head tube still allows it); and a remarkably short, dead-straight seat tube — just 420 mm on the XL — that swallows the longest droppers and slams them right down.

Suspension, travel & geometry

It's 170 mm front and rear, using the Rallon's active Concentric Boost split-pivot kinematics: a progressive-but-predictable leverage curve, lower pedal kickback than the old Wild, and anti-rise tuned for composure under braking. A flip-chip toggles High/Low (head angle 63.9° ↔ 63.34°, BB drop 20 ↔ 28 mm), and a dedicated rocker swaps it between full 29″ and mullet. Geometry is similar to the previous Wild but evolved: a touch longer (~5 mm), taller stack and head tube, and noticeably more standover clearance. Reach runs 436 mm (S) to 511 mm (XL) in High, on a fixed 448 mm chainstay across all sizes. The ZS56 head tube means you can fit a reach-adjust headset (e.g. Works Components) to fine-tune fit by ±5 mm — worth knowing, because in testing the XL felt long and slightly rearward-biased, needing active weighting of the front wheel; in-between riders may prefer to size down and add a +5 mm headset.

The range (carbon OMR frame):

• Wild LT M-LTD RS — £11,879: SRAM XX Eagle Transmission, Maven Ultimate brakes, Fox 38 / Float X2 Factory, Oquo MC32LTD carbon wheels.
• Wild LT M-Team RS — £8,799: SRAM GX Eagle Transmission, Maven Silver brakes, Fox Factory suspension, Oquo MC32TEAM wheels.
• Wild LT M10 — £7,479: Shimano XT Di2 M8200, XT 4-piston brakes, Fox 38 / Float X2 Factory, DT Swiss H1900 wheels.
• Wild LT M20 — £6,199: Shimano Deore 12-speed, RockShox ZEB fork, Fox Float X shock, Race Face AR wheels — the value pick.

Every build can be ordered as a full-29″ Wild LT or a mullet Wild/M LT (a rocker-link change), and Orbea's MyO program lets you custom-paint any of them. Mullet pricing mirrors the 29″ range, and the mullet flagship is actually £580 cheaper at £11,299. Note the "RS" builds are the ones that carry the full electronic ecosystem (Live Valve Neo shock, electronic dropper, integrated remote).

On the trail

Climbing is the standout: the RS firmware gives the M2S a genuinely eager, responsive feel — a dab of pedal pressure and it surges forward, picking up far quicker than a stock Avinox at low RPM. Pointed down, the Cat 5 chassis is hugely capable; Orbea raced this platform in World Cup downhill under Martin Maes, and it'll happily take you down the steepest, most technical terrain. It is not, however, a poppy, playful bike — it's a long, slack 170 mm (or 180/170) enduro sled, so dedicated trail-centre riders might find it more bike than they need and be better served by a shorter-travel option. Braking suspension sensitivity isn't class-leading either — it firms up a little and lets some feedback through. On weight, Orbea quotes builds from below 21 kg; in reality our test bike was around 23.6 kg, with the lightest builds nearer 21.9 kg. The DJI fast charger adds roughly 1% per minute (~50–55% in an hour).

Who it's for: riders in steep, mountainous terrain — think Finale, the Alps, big natural enduro tracks — who want a do-it-all gravity e-bike with the most advanced electronics going and Orbea's build/finish flexibility. The open questions are long-term Avinox M2S reliability, real-world range from the 800 Wh pack under that much power, and the XL's front/rear balance for taller riders. But on first rides this is an outstanding all-round enduro e-MTB.

Source: Orbea MY27 Wild launch material and EMTB Forums first rides.