Orbea Orca Aero with SRAM Force AXS

WE COULD LABEL IT ‘THE urban stroll litmus test’… and, simply put, it’s this. The number of glances, drawn-out looks and comments one of our review bikes receives when being walked through the CBD prior to the start of the testing process.

Walked…pushed? Yes. The pedals always seem to be at home. So that’s where the bike must be taken the night before that very first trip to our #1 road-testing ground, West Head Road at Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park north of Sydney.

Headphones on, loudly rocking an unmentionable big hair, 80s rock ballad, I felt a tap on the shoulder. “Super cool Orbea mate,”