| Features | Direct Post Mount: The Direct Post Mount offers simpler and cleaner brake integration. This means better performance, less maintenance, and lower weight. The Orbea Direct Post Mount design allows the direct attachment of your rear brake calliper to the mount on the bike frame. Without the addition of an adapter, you’ll benefit from a lighter, stronger system that provides better braking performance and less maintenance. And with no potential for unwanted movement in the system, this virtually eliminates brake chatter and squealing produced by harmonics that can develop in the stacked pieces of typical adapter systems and that can radiate throughout the bike frame.
Press Fit: Press Fit offers simple installation, low maintenance, and minimizes potential for creaky bottom brackets. We use Press Fit bottom brackets for a variety of reasons. Installation is simplified, as the BB unit is pressed directly into the frame until the shoulders of the cups rest against the outer edge of the shell. The nylon sleeves reduce the need for extremely tight machine tolerances, and they reduce the potential for creaking should the bottom bracket area become contaminated with mud and grit. The wider shell is also beneficial because we can increase the diameter or width of the intersecting tubes to increase torsional stiffness at the bottom bracket area.
Sealed Ball Bearings: The ideal suspension would be free from friction. Our Sealed Ball Bearings keep your bike operating as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Our bikes have as many as ten Sealed Ball Bearings. The benefit is terrific sensitivity to bump input from the trail. After all, bike suspensions are designed to move in order to absorb energy to keep your wheel on the ground for traction and control and to give you more comfort. This is why we use sealed cartridge bearings rather than bushings. We even add bearings to the rear shock mount, and this is part of our secret to performance. It makes a difference - it keeps the bike stiff and sensitive, and it reduces friction even though it’s an ultra-compact system and doesn’t add unnecessary weight.
Tapered Headtube: The Tapered Head Tube is the foundation that provides stiffness and stability for precise handling in all conditions. The forces acting on a head tube can be extreme, especially at high speeds or over rough surfaces. Our Tapered Head Tube provides improved rigidity and steering precision. All of our bikes that use the tapered system get a 1-1/8 to 1-1/2” bearing system. We’ve found that this dimension offers the best balance of weight, function, and durability. The Tapered Head Tube is also a principle element of our frame designs, whether in carbon or hydroformed aluminium, that provides greater stiffness and stability by allowing larger tube junctures at the front of the bike where stresses are high.
Tensegrity: The tension created by Tensegrity balances the forces in the frame and creates a more stable structure without adding unnecessary weight. Suspension is best when it operates only in its desired plane. This is why we strive to maintain maximum rigidity between all of the functional members of the rear suspension. Along these lines, we placed a steel tensor named Tensegrity into the joint between the suspension linkage and the seatstays. This small, but important component balances lateral forces to provide optimal stiffness, and it weighs but a few grams. Tensegrity is a very small yet highly effective element. We are setting the standard for function and light weight.
Lifetime Frame Warranty: Orbea provides a lifetime warranty on every frame. We have total confidence in our products.
Our constant efforts to ensure that Orbea bicycles are of the highest quality enable us to offer you the Orbea Lifetime Warranty. It guards against defects in materials and workmanship. Your warranty is activated using the unique registration number you'll find on the down tube. Once the process is complete, your bike will automatically receive its lifetime warranty. We'll have a record of your bike information should it get stolen, and you'll be able to take part in our drawings and events. You'll also have access to the latest news about Orbea, its sponsored teams and riders, and new product development. |
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