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Orbea Rallon RS eMTB: first ride review
Orbea Rallon RS is - hurray - an actually interesting mountain bike. And Benji's had a play on one.
Orbea Wild M-Team review
This bike has a lot going for it. Full power Bosch, Fox X2 dampers. well rounded geometry... And it looks pretty much as good as eMTBs can.
New Orbea Rallon is DH as well as Enduro
As raced to the top spot by Tahnee Seagrave just t'other day, here's the new gravity sled from Orbea.
Orbea Occam SL M-LTD review
The Orbea Occam SL is the svelte sibling of the Occam SL and LT duo. This Occam SL looks to the fast, light, distance side of trail riding.
Orbea Occam LT M-Team review
The Orbea Occam LT is an engaging ride. It requires and rewards an accurate rider who pays attention at all times. Which is not a bad thing.
Orbea Occam LT or SL? Here’s how to decide
The latest update to the Orbea Occam sees it become two distinct models – the SL and the LT. Both trail bikes. But very different rides.
Orbea Laufey H-LTD review
It's just as well the Orbea Laufey H-LTD handles so well because if we turn our attention to the build kit, it's something of a harder sell.
Orbea Rallon gets more travel, more dropper, more storage
The new Orbea Rallon increases to 167mm rear travel and can accept longer travel droppers than before. And it has frame storage.
Orbea Launches Two New Occams: SL and LT
The Occam has seen a few iterations over the last few years and this update sees two distinct models - the Occam SL and the Occam LT.
Orbea Occam M10 LT review
Orbea Occam M10 LT - an Occam, but more so. It’s a long-legged trail bike with a focus that will chime with what many people are looking for.
First Look: Orbea Occam M10 LT
Occam LT is the wilder Occam. More aggressive geometry, Fox 36 forks. 10mm more travel at each end. Looks like a very handy burly trail bike.
NBD: Yeti SB140, Orbea Wild, Transition TR11, Saracen 2023, Cotic x Never Strays Far
New Bike Day! There's been a flurry of new bikes announced: Yeti trail bike, Orbeaebike, Transition DH, Saracen '23 and Cotic colab.
New Orbea Oiz: XC racers need only apply
The new Orbea Oiz retains its cross country race appeal but bumps up the travel to 120mm front and rear. And is lighter and stiffer.
Take A Lap with Damien Oton
There’s often a lot more to riders than meets the eye. It’s always good to see a little more of what goes on behind the scenes. Check in with Damien Oton, find a little more about him, where he lives, and then watch him rip…
Top 10 Bike Reviews of 2020
It’s been a pants year for a lot of reasons, but we’ve still managed to test some great bikes. Here are our top 10 bike reviews of 2020. Below are the 10 most read mountain bike reviews of 2020. If you’re after eMTB reviews, we’ll…
Orbea Alma | Superlight hardtails from £799!
The latest Orbea Alma hardtail offers impressive race ready weights at a price to suit every pocket. Orbea gets 1/3 of its revenue through its XC bikes, so it should be no surprise that they’ve put some effort in to modernising their XC hardtail, the…
New Orbea Oiz | Now even lighter than before!
The latest update to the Orbea Oiz is revealed, and it uses a new OMX carbon which results in what Orbea claims is the lightest frame in its category. The Orbea Oiz has been growing in popularity in recent years, with Orbea reporting strong sales…
Orbea Occam M10 2020 Review | One Bike, Many Purposes?
Ross hops aboard the Orbea Occam M10 – is it really the all rounder it’s billed as? Last year Orbea relaunched the Occam as a 140mm travel, do it all trail bike. While the Occam name had existed in the Orbea lineup for a few…
Fresh Goods Friday 484 | Flashy bike, full-face, and spendy rims!
Another riveting episode of Fresh Goods Friday featuring spendy carbon bits, the latest head protection, and powerful new Shimano stoppers. This week’s episode stars the Orbea Occam M10, a beautiful carbon-framed all-mountain bike, that plans to tempt Ross away from his newly acquired Mega Tower!…
Orbea Occam – A New Trail Bike. But For Left Handers Only?
There’s a new Orbea Occam on the block! And this time it means business, drawing inspiration from the successful Rallon enduro machine. The Occam has been fully revised and now struts 29in wheels and 140/140mm travel (with a 150mm fork option). Something that is definitely…
Orbea Wild FS eMTB Boasts An Off Trend “Upright Trail Bike Position”
There is nothing that we love more than receiving a Press Release on the day that the embargo is to lift. We especially love it when the press release drops in our inbox with just hours to spare and doesn’t include major details. So thanks…
First Ride Review: 2019 Orbea Oiz
After fourteen years and only two generations of the Oiz, it was time for a change. Orbea has done just that with a host of improvements for the new 2019 Oiz platform, with one model in particular that will be of huge appeal to the…
Fresh Goods Friday 403: Apparently this is the underwear and gardening tools issue
Between the heat, the many (many) products, and the excitement about football Eurobike, we can barely think. SOme of you are probably past thinking anyway, since the Scottish school holidays have begun. The rest of us are frantically searching for improbable costumes for end of…
What Can This New Orbea e-Road Bike Teach The e-MTB Market?
Today Orbea launches its new carbon fibre Gain – an e-road bike. Looking as close to a normal road bike as possible, it’s only the small button on the top tube and the rear hub that give it away as being something different. But it’s…
The Orbea Oiz Gets Rowdy For 2019
The Orbea Oiz, a full suspension XC bike, has been around for 12 years now – our man Stu Taylor has just ridden one at high speed round the Highland Trail 550. Today, tapping into the ‘XC bikes doing a bit more and getting a…
Video Teaser: Highland Trail 550 – Making long distance racing look fun (almost)
In case you missed it, Stu Taylor was off to tackle the Highland Trail 550, after an intense training regime that even included ‘boredom training’. We’re pleased to say that he’s back from what must surely be the hottest and driest HT550 ever. Not only…
Stu Taylor’s Highland Trail 550: Ready, Get Set…
Stu Taylor doesn’t just make Singletrack Beer. And he doesn’t just roast coffee (but he does that too – he’s a good man to know at any time of day). Somewhere in between the beer and the coffee, he also finds time to ride a…
Orbea Updates Occam TR & AM For 2018
The new 2018 Occam AM bumps up to 150mm travel, while the 120mm travel Occam TR offers both 29in and 27.5+ compatibility
First Ride- 2018 Orbea Rallon
Dean Hersey gets some back to back runs on the new long travel 29er from Orbea
Welcome Home Doug
Could you move to another country just like that? Doug from BasqueMTB talks about leaving Scotland for Spain
Fresh Goods Friday 269
It's come around again - more awesome gear that's appeared in the office over the last week! Come and take a look
Eurobike 2015: What the…? PART ONE
A look at the weird and the wonderful at Eurobike this year. Actually, mostly the weird, if we're honest
2016 Orbea – the Loki
The final, and fattest, bike from last month's Orbea press launch emerges from embargo
Orbea Occam TR and AM – First Ride Report
Barney gets a preliminary legover in Zona Zero on the two Orbea Occams - the TR and AM. Here is his first ride report
Orbea Press Camp – 2016 Occam TR and AM – UPDATED with video!
Barney has updated his first report on the new bikes from the Basque bikemasters Orbea - now with geometry, prices and video!
Orbea Press Launch 2016 – Digit seatpost – VIDEO
A new, cheap, light, unsprung alternative to the dropper post? Oh yeah
Speed-first Orbea Oiz adds lightness for 2015
Fast, light, and efficient full-susser pitched as hardtail replacement
