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A few months ago, I wrote an article about a great bike that didn’t exist and how the Orbea Rise could be that bike. The new Orbea Rise is here...
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Finally, Canyon is out with their first mid-assist, lightweight emtb, the Canyon Neuron:ONfly CF. I expected Canyon to introduce a completely new...
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Hi guys,
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Thanks!
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The new 2025 Orbea Rise - my wish come true?Really need to see some frameset-only options for Orbea to make the cost of entry more palatable. -
The new 2025 Orbea Rise - my wish come true?I really like the purple, not sure if this is the blue you mentioned. My Levo has a similar paint work with the exposed carbon layering, I like it! -
The new 2025 Orbea Rise - my wish come true?Got to see the new Rise yesterday. Looks good, but so does the current one IMO. Dealer has a few unspoken for bikes which is available later this...
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The Mondraker Dune is back for 2024You need at least 235mm to slam a OneUP dropper post from my calculations, this seems to be a No Go for a DH inspired bike. Would take a Size... -
The new 2025 Orbea Rise - my wish come true?Sorry to hear your Rise isn't connecting to your Garmin anymore. We have two Rise's and both my Garmin watch and our Garmin Edge's still connect...
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The new 2025 Orbea Rise - my wish come true?Has anyone weighed the Rise SL version with the 420wh battery or the Rise LT version with the same battery? Please post if you have. If you have...
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The new 2025 Orbea Rise - my wish come true?I feel like Orbea's marketing department stepped in too much on this one, trying to leverage the "Rise" brand too much. The 630 Wh LT version...
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The new 2025 Orbea Rise - my wish come true?No, but just waiting for someone to think up how to hack mixed wheel size...longer shock, after market linkage etc -
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The new 2025 Orbea Rise - my wish come true?Odd choice offering 2 battery sizes when the current 540wh + extender seems to be optimal for range and weight. More squ's these days in the bike...
