13 months with an Orbea Rise

[wvridgerider]

Bought my Rise in March of 2025. I have 1200 miles of single track on it. Replaced one chain and a set of rear brake pads. Bike has been solid for me. I am 6'1", weigh 295 and the xl does fine. I changed the cranks to 160mm and it has helped a lot with increasing my cadence and typically try to stay above 80rpm. I have been cycling for 35+ years and an EBike does wonders as you age. I had one knee replaced and have a heart issue. Look forward to discussions on this forum.

 

[Tonybro]

Welcome...

Nearly 5 years into Rise ownership now and they are wonderful bikes...

 

[wvridgerider]

Hope to get another in a year or two

 

[Paulquattro]

Welcome to the forum

 

[MeatBike]

Good to hear the bike has been serving you well!

I've had my Rise LT H10 since January this year and have loved every ride on it. 300 miles so far, with hopefully many more to come.

I've been thinking about shorter cranks too as I prefer riding the bike in the low flip chip position, but it is prone to pedal strikes.

 

[wvridgerider]

Good to hear the bike has been serving you well!

I've had my Rise LT H10 since January this year and have loved every ride on it. 300 miles so far, with hopefully many more to come.

I've been thinking about shorter cranks too as I prefer riding the bike in the low flip chip position, but it is prone to pedal strikes.

I believe with the Shimano motor you use less battery draw with a higher cadence. On my Garmin it will show a 10% decrease in power consumption with an increase of cadence, from 70rpm to 85rpm or so. Much easier to achieve with shorter cranks. I did a ride yesterday, 16.8 miles of single track with 1400 feet of elevation gain with an average cadence of 70rpm and used 68% of my battery. I weigh 290 pounds.

 

[wvridgerider]

Putnam County Cycling

13.4 mi, +1777 ft. Bike ride in Teays Valley, WV

ridewithgps.com

 

[MeatBike]

I believe with the Shimano motor you use less battery draw with a higher cadence. On my Garmin it will show a 10% decrease in power consumption with an increase of cadence, from 70rpm to 85rpm or so. Much easier to achieve with shorter cranks. I did a ride yesterday, 16.8 miles of single track with 1400 feet of elevation gain with an average cadence of 70rpm and used 68% of my battery. I weigh 290 pounds.

Interesting. Another good reason for shorter cranks then!

This is my typical ride which gets me home with around 10% battery. Mostly using the two circled modes in the profile below. I rarely use the higher modes, but they're nice to have if I need them. I'm around 16 stone, whatever that is in lbs.