2027 Orbea Wild LT Released - Avinox Powered

[kEARNEY79]

@kEARNEY79 I think the biggest thing on these bikes will be the geo and suspension.

Karve= better front to rear balance, size specific chain stays, 4-bar linkage

Wild= slightly lighter, concentric axle pivot linkage driven shock, fixed chainstay length

What size

@kEARNEY79 I think the biggest thing on these bikes will be the geo and suspension.

Karve= better front to rear balance, size specific chain stays, 4-bar linkage

Wild= slightly lighter, concentric axle pivot linkage driven shock, fixed chainstay length

What size you thinking?

Looking at the medium karve evo rsx - I’ve got one on order currently

 

[Rando_12345]

I agree, I think with a similar build as my current bike:

RS Zeb ultimate + vivid air ultimate
Dt swiss h1700
11speed XO1 drivetrain
Kryptotal DHs (closer to Enduro casing weights of other brands)

I would expect an M Wild LT to hit close to or under 22kg (800Wh and no pedals)

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Looking at the medium karve evo rsx - I’ve got one on order currently

Honestly that bike should be epic. I don’t think you will be disappointed (not tested it yet but on paper it’s looking very good)!

 

[kEARNEY79]

Honestly that bike should be epic. I don’t think you will be disappointed (not tested it yet but on paper it’s looking very good)!

Appreciated Rob!

 

[Rando_12345]

This is what scares me a little buying a bike before hopping on it. The Large is very close in numbers to my current S4 enduro which I love so I'm hopeful the Wild will be a similar fit. But at 5 ft 10in, I'm sort of between sizes which is always fun

I'm 5ft10 also, my preferred reach is around 470mm with a 40mm stem, I think either an M or L would work for me but I'd probably go M.

If I went M: high setting reach is 462mm, could add a 5mm reach headset or just a slightly longer stem and be fine.

I'd you go L, then consider riding the bike in low position 480mm reach and then putting a 180mm fork to reduce the reach another few mm, reach adjust -5mm and we are back to just above 470mm.

 

[Plummet]

Unless the specs I'm seeing are incorrect; I don't agree that the Wild's wheelbase is average for 170 travel bikes. It's on the long end of the spectrum, even within the category. I'm not even saying that is a bad thing for everyone; I'm just saying it seems like a bad thing for how and where I ride.

The nose wheelie/pivot isn't near a full solution. It could be an option of tight switchbacks, but not in tight situations where you're snaking between things at a quicker pace. Overall, it feels like the wrong approach to have to adapt a completely different (and probably slower) technique in tight situations because the bike I'm riding is so biased towards high-speed stability.

I'm an audio guy by trade so to me it's like someone claiming a pair of Focal Utopia tower speakers are a good choice for a frat party. As good as the Focal's are, they going to far less than ideal for a frat party. The smarter move is to pick a more appropriate tool for the job instead of finding a way to make the less-ideal solution work.

What bikes and what sizes are you comparing to? because it looks bang in the sweet spot as far as i can see.
What reach do you need and what wb are you trying to achieve?

 

[Suns_PSD]

No, the XL geo doesnt work for me personally - I am trying to get a Large to try, with a +5mm reach adjust.

In an XL I'd likely shop for a Crestie with the adjustable CS length, or the E-Dread.
I know that you know this, just putting it out there.

 

[erikulator]

The last Wild had cheap/weak bearing hardware. Only one bearing per chainstay and no dust seals! Way behind competition! I hope they improved the hardware on the Wild LT. Has anyone seen or heard about bearing hardware upgrades from the last Wild? I don't see the new model manual on the Orbea website yet

 

[deanFBM]

My medium heckler sl is 21kg sans pedals, Zeb, coil, maven, dh tyres, carbon mx wheels, t-type.

XL wild lt 23.7kg. If I went medium (-.03kg), 600wh (-0.9kg), 11speef mechanical drivetrain (-0.4kg), mx (-0.2kg), I'd want to remove the RS controller, mechanical dropper, under 22kg should be very achievable, right?

As you say, wild frame is the same weight as an unno mith, so real weights people have gotten on unno mith builds will be representative.

Discounting the stability from the geometry on the wild lt, maybe considering the unno mith as an equivalent example, how much of the negative ebike handling traits do you have on these bikes? Think front end riding like a stapler due to weigh distribution, battery weight up high and forward. Think bike pulling you down the hill on steep braking.

My heckler sl rides flipping amazing in terms of not having bad ebike handling traits, I'd like to swap from this and my dh bike to having a single enduro ebike, but concerned on bad handling traits, do you think a an unno mith or wild lt will achieve this?

 

[Nomadic Dad]

Interesting to know the carbon Wild is same weight as the Unno Mith but think it's importantl to remember the cheaper aluminium frame versions will be at least 1.5kg heavier so over 25kg it seems

 

[Rockman88]

Any real world photos of the H20? Great price, although only the base M2 motor.

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Interesting to know the carbon Wild is same weight as the Unno Mith but think it's importantl to remember the cheaper aluminium frame versions will be at least 1.5kg heavier so over 25kg it seems

The Alloy frame weights 4.5KG versus the Carbon 2.6KG