Orbea Rallon 70 (20...
 

[Closed] Orbea Rallon 70 (2012)..anyone got one, should I buy?

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There are some good discounts to be had on these at the mo, spec looks ok for the discounted price, the few reviews online seem positive and I think Orbea have a lifetime frame guarantee...

I'm after a 150mm travel bike that is fun, no more than £1500 and available on 0%...can't seem to find anything else suitable.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has bought or tested one of these bikes...ta!


 
Posted : 21/01/2013 4:35 pm
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I´ve been riding one a bit recently. It´s too big for me so I´m struggling to push it like I´d like to but my initial impressions are that the suspension works really well. It climbs superbly. On the downhills I really liked it, there was flex from the Fox 32 fork, I´d want a bigger fork. The bars it is spec´d with are too narrow and the stem is too long but that´s a personal thing. And the Hutchi cougar rubber, lets just say that they don´t bite like any cougar I´ve ever met. They´re really well respected bikes in this part of the world and I would buy one in a second. I´d just bank on changing the rubber, bars and stem.
Once I get one in my size I´ll do a proper test on it and get something up on my website.


 
Posted : 21/01/2013 8:02 pm
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Thanks for that. The one I'm looking at has RS Sektors but they'll work for a bit I'm sure.

Looks good for £1400, not sure I'd give it a glance for the list price of £1900...

hmm, thinky thinky....


 
Posted : 21/01/2013 9:53 pm
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Loved mine I had the Rallon Evo
Older model that you could alter the travel.
Dare I say it's better than my zesty wish I didn't sell it 🙁


 
Posted : 21/01/2013 10:03 pm
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I've got one. It arrived today. It's lovely 🙂


 
Posted : 01/02/2013 10:33 pm