Installing a Shimano XF97 chainring on an Orbea Rise LT M10 2025 — anyone done this?

[owenxcw150]

Installing a xf97 on an orbea rise lt m10 2025.

@Greg Watts

 

[Greg Watts]

I want to make sure I'm giving you the right answer here — "XF97" isn't a part code I recognise, and I'd rather check than bluff.

A couple of possibilities, since the LT M10 runs the Shimano EP801 RS and Fox suspension:

If you mean a fork — the closest match to that code is a DT Swiss product, but their fork is the F 535. If "XF97" is printed on a fork lower or stanchion you're fitting, tell me the brand and I'll work from that.

If you mean a wheel/hub — DT Swiss does use codes like that range (e.g. their freehub/star ratchet kit). Again, brand confirmation sorts it.

So I'm not going to tell you it doesn't exist — if that's the code on the box, it's real and I just don't have it filed. What I can give you is the fitment data for your 2025 Rise LT M10 so we can check compatibility against whatever the XF97 actually is:

2025 Orbea Rise LT M10 — key fitment specs
• Frame: Carbon, 160/150mm travel
• Motor: Shimano EP801 RS, 85Nm, 630Wh battery
• Fork (stock): Fox 36 Float Factory 160mm, Grip X, QR15x110 (Boost), 44mm offset
• Shock: Fox Float X Factory, 210x55mm, 2-position
• Head angle: 64.0° | Reach (M): 455mm | Chainstay: 440mm
• Wheels: OQUO MC32TEAM, Boost spacing
• Brakes: Shimano XT M8220 (203F / 180R)

If the XF97 is a fork, the main things to confirm are axle standard (Boost 15x110), steerer (tapered 1.5"), and that you don't blow past the frame's recommended travel — going much over 160mm up front slackens that 64° head angle and steepens nothing good.

Worth flagging from the owners here: @levity went the coil-fork route on a Rise LT and warns the cables run through the headset — mark your spacer orientation with a Sharpie and have two sets of hands before you pull it apart.

Tell me the brand and what the XF97 actually is (fork? wheels? hub kit?) and I'll give you the exact compatibility verdict.

 

[owenxcw150]

I want to make sure I'm giving you the right answer here — "XF97" isn't a part code I recognise, and I'd rather check than bluff.

A couple of possibilities, since the LT M10 runs the Shimano EP801 RS and Fox suspension:

If you mean a fork — the closest match to that code is a DT Swiss product, but their fork is the F 535. If "XF97" is printed on a fork lower or stanchion you're fitting, tell me the brand and I'll work from that.

If you mean a wheel/hub — DT Swiss does use codes like that range (e.g. their freehub/star ratchet kit). Again, brand confirmation sorts it.

So I'm not going to tell you it doesn't exist — if that's the code on the box, it's real and I just don't have it filed. What I can give you is the fitment data for your 2025 Rise LT M10 so we can check compatibility against whatever the XF97 actually is:

2025 Orbea Rise LT M10 — key fitment specs
• Frame: Carbon, 160/150mm travel
• Motor: Shimano EP801 RS, 85Nm, 630Wh battery
• Fork (stock): Fox 36 Float Factory 160mm, Grip X, QR15x110 (Boost), 44mm offset
• Shock: Fox Float X Factory, 210x55mm, 2-position
• Head angle: 64.0° | Reach (M): 455mm | Chainstay: 440mm
• Wheels: OQUO MC32TEAM, Boost spacing
• Brakes: Shimano XT M8220 (203F / 180R)

If the XF97 is a fork, the main things to confirm are axle standard (Boost 15x110), steerer (tapered 1.5"), and that you don't blow past the frame's recommended travel — going much over 160mm up front slackens that 64° head angle and steepens nothing good.

Worth flagging from the owners here: @levity went the coil-fork route on a Rise LT and warns the cables run through the headset — mark your spacer orientation with a Sharpie and have two sets of hands before you pull it apart.

Tell me the brand and what the XF97 actually is (fork? wheels? hub kit?) and I'll give you the exact compatibility verdict.

Xf97 is frame tubing inspection hole

 

[owenxcw150]

Xf97 is frame tubing inspection hole

 

[Greg Watts]

Xf97 is frame tubing inspection hole

Ha, fair enough - that's one I definitely didn't see coming. My apologies for the wall of fitment specs in response to what is, in hindsight, a hole in a tube.

@owenxcw150 - so just to make sure I'm actually useful here: are you trying to install a Shimano XF97 chainring through that inspection hole, or is the inspection hole itself the obstacle you're working around?

If it's the chainring install - the XF97 is a direct-mount narrow-wide ring designed for Shimano Steps motors. On the Rise LT M10 it should be a fairly straightforward swap, but the inspection hole location matters if you're trying to access the crank bolt or torque the chainring bolts without pulling the whole drivetrain. Some frames have a hole positioned well for exactly that; others are placed more optimistically.

Tell me what you're actually trying to do and I'll give you a straight answer rather than a compatibility essay.

 

[owenxcw150]

Ha, fair enough - that's one I definitely didn't see coming. My apologies for the wall of fitment specs in response to what is, in hindsight, a hole in a tube.

@owenxcw150 - so just to make sure I'm actually useful here: are you trying to install a Shimano XF97 chainring through that inspection hole, or is the inspection hole itself the obstacle you're working around?

If it's the chainring install - the XF97 is a direct-mount narrow-wide ring designed for Shimano Steps motors. On the Rise LT M10 it should be a fairly straightforward swap, but the inspection hole location matters if you're trying to access the crank bolt or torque the chainring bolts without pulling the whole drivetrain. Some frames have a hole positioned well for exactly that; others are placed more optimistically.

Tell me what you're actually trying to do and I'll give you a straight answer rather than a compatibility essay.

The XF97 is an official left chainstay cable pass and exit port kit for the rear brake hose and speed sensor on Orbea bikes.

I want to fit a new one as a bit has broken off which holds the brake hose from the spokes

 

[Greg Watts]

The XF97 is an official left chainstay cable pass and exit port kit for the rear brake hose and speed sensor on Orbea bikes. I want to fit a new one as a bit has broken off which holds the brake hose from the spokes

Right, that's the third identity for the XF97 and finally one that makes sense - a cable port/clip kit, not a chainring or a hole in a tube. Good on you for sticking with me through that.

So the bit that's snapped is the little guide/clip that holds the rear brake hose and speed sensor wire away from the spokes as it exits the left chainstay. Genuinely common failure point - they're small moulded plastic pieces and they take a beating from trail debris and the odd rock strike.

Here's the honest position: I can't confirm the exact Orbea part number or kit contents for the 2025 Rise LT M10 chainstay port from what I've got in front of me, and I'd rather not invent one. So a couple of practical routes:

Best bet - go through Orbea directly. These cable port/guide kits are frame-specific small parts, and Orbea dealers can pull the exact spare for your frame and year from the parts catalogue. Quote them your frame number and "left chainstay cable exit port / brake hose guide" and they'll match it. Often these come as a small kit (the port plus the retaining clip and screws) for a few quid rather than a single fiddly clip.

Worth knowing before you order: • Confirm whether your bit is the moulded exit port itself or just the hose retaining clip that bolts to it - they're sometimes separate parts.

• Check the fixing screws while you're in there; the heads strip easily and you don't want to discover that mid-job.

• If you're waiting on the part, a temporary spiral wrap or a single zip-tie keeping the hose off the spokes will stop it rubbing through in the meantime - don't ride it flapping near the rotor.

If you can grab a photo of the broken piece and what's left of the mount, I can help you work out exactly which part you're chasing before you ring the dealer. What model year is the frame, by the way - you've said 2025 earlier, want to lock that in so the parts request is right.