ORBEA RALLON M-TEAM
£6,999 / 29in / orbea.com
THE BB HEIGHT IS A HAIR LOWER, THE REACH NUMBERS HAVE GROWN
It’s October 2013, and I’m wandering around Finale Ligure, Italy in a daze. I can’t for the life of me remember why I was there. All I recall is Steve Jones from Dirt magazine asking me if I was attending the Orbea launch. I replied no, as mbr hadn’t been invited. I promptly became his plus one and the party got underway.
The reason for the end-of-season festivities? Everyone was gathered to celebrate the launch of the new Rallon R4, a 160mm-travel enduro bike with a revised suspension layout and 27.5in wheels. Well, it was almost 10 years ago. Two things really struck me about that bike. The first was how good the low BB height felt as it increased stability and confidence. The second was how effective the
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