Anyone got a large Rallon frame in yellow in stock?

Didn’t you buy a Reign the other day? 🙂

Cancelled it mate. Had to reign(!) in the spends. Now the HT is taking the hit, reusing the bits.

Rode round Grizedale with a nice chap on a large yellow Rallon on Sunday.

Looks like a great bike but I was surprised how heavy it was.

Was on my shortlist, not quite so sure now.

Interesting chaka, doug from basque said in his review that they’re not too heavy. Was it dripping in bling?

you can build them heavy or light, tyres could make a huge difference.

I dont think mine is heavy, at a smidge under 30lb with pedals and not much on the way of bling. its 2lb lighter than the carbon ibis mojo hd it replaced.

Medium rallon with bos kirk
Pike rct3
Rockshox reverb
Shimano xt brakes + hope floating rotors (203mm front,`180mm rear)
renthal carbon fat bar lite (slightly blingy?)
shimano slx crank with single narrow wide ring
shimano xt 10 speed cassette with one up 42 tooth expander
shimano slx rear mecch
shimano xt shifter
dt swiss m442 rims on superstar tesla evo hubs
hans dampf 2.3 tyre on front
maxxis ardent race 2.2 on rear both tubeless
superstar delta evo mag ti pedals (my concession to bling)

Where did you get it julian?

I bought it as frame only from ubyk last december.

Yeah they’re saying december for the next lot……no good to me.

Where abouts are you based OP?

Bache Brothers in Lye, Stourbridge, West Midlands are Orbea dealers and may be able to help out. Good bunch of lads in there.

I’ll give them a call, thanks stu.

Heavy? Mine is 29.8lbs with XX1, BOS and Mavic stuff. The very base model is quite heavy, it has cheap stuff on it though. Mine just keeps going!

I’m not UK based but D&D cycles and me talk a bit via Instagram and they seem like top chaps. The new ones are on the way… I’m getting one this week.

The Bike Shop in Leeds are Orbea dealers. Just ordered an Occam Tr. seem like a good set of chaps

You have a mail doug!

Got it wrecker! just answered. Sorry if it´s a bit jumbled, long day on the bike today.

Look in euro zone I got mine from Germany € made it much cheaper than uk.

I’ve a large yellow rallon. Try cycle lane of Glasgow, 4 week wait but they had them at 20% off full bikes.

Julians, how accurate is that weight measurement? My build is almost identical bar the wheels (wtb i23/pro2) and bang on 31lb on salter digi carp scales.

Looks like a great bike but I was surprised how heavy it was.

Did it have proper tyres on it? They (proper tyres) are very popular with Lakes riders and 31-32lbs is pretty normal if you intend to venture out of Whinlatter.

Basic model, single ply tyres. Felt like 32lbs-ish.

Maybe cos it looks so sleek I expected it to be more feathery.

I’d probably still get one if there’s a suitable deal when the time comes tbh.

Friend has a large one, Bos front n rear, spank wheels, 1×10, carbon bars and a Reverb. I was surprised how light it was for a 160mm bike, not sure on a lb figure though. A dam sight lighter than the Banshee Spitfire I demoed last weekend.

Edit: His was from Bache Brothers as well, he says they’re great to deal with.

Basic model, single ply tyres. Felt like 32lbs-ish

I am suprised at that but I have often found bike weights to be dissappointing. As soon as you fit decent tyres, wheels that will last etc they never seem to go below 31lbs for me. I have been recently suprised just how not light the latest trendy Carbon bikes are as soon as proper Lakes kit is on it.

That said, I ride a Nicolai which a long way from being light but the ride is what counts and by all accounts the Orbea’s are good.

I think my weight is fairly accurate, its been weighed on a variety of different scales and always comes out around that figure give or take 150g or so

D&D cycles are top lads, give them a call.

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Friend has a large one, Bos front n rear, spank wheels, 1×10, carbon bars and a Reverb. I was surprised how light it was for a 160mm bike, not sure on a lb figure though. A dam sight lighter than the Banshee Spitfire I demoed last weekend.

3.15kg for the frame & shock vs 3.5kg for the Spitfire. Even when you go to full carbon frames you struggle to save more than 1kg off the frame – whenever the difference is bigger on the complete bike it’s down to the build kit.

I think Julian’s weight should be spot on considering the spec.

The basic model will undoubtedly be 2 or 3lbs heavier with 2×10, cheaper wheels and kit.

Tried a couple of shops, it doesn’t seem that there are any 2015 frames left. The chap at D&D bikes knew his stuff and was generally very helpful.
The 2016 X10 looks really nice, but they come with very low spec wheelsets so I’d need to factor in about an additional £400 spend (boost) and it makes the value proposition unattractive. Plus they are 2×11, so new short derailleur would be needed too.

Shame, I liked the look of these.