NEW ORBEA ORCA
The new Orca from 100+ year old Spanish company Orbea isn't just light, it’s rediculously light! In the updated model Orbea have unveiled a 6.6kg specialist climbing machine to help you reach the top quicker than ever. They have honed and refined the frameset to improve vibration absorption, stiffness and handling.
High-performance and timeless, with all the customisation options of MyO, never has so little looked and felt so good. Orbea proudly boast that the bike is ‘the ultimate climbing machine’ with the heavenly claim, “Praise the light!”
More at www.orbea.com/au
NEW FACTOR 02 VAM & WHEELS
Talking weight savings (or shavings?), Factor’s new 02 VAM is so light you could easily imagine the bare frameset being hung by a couple of small helium balloons. An aero-optimised climbing bike – that’s how Factor describe the update that was released in July.
Teased at Eurobike 2023, and raced at the Tour de France, the bike can be built to 6.2kg in size 54 with Dura-Ace Di2 and the company’s new 28/33 wheelset (details below). Key features include -
• Complete bikes from 6.2kg• Frame weight 730g in size 54• 12W faster than previous model, average +15/-15º sweep, 48kph• 35% stiffer on average across all sizes• External seatpost• D-shape truncated aero profiles• Optimized for 28mm tires / can take 32mm The company has simultaneously released new wheels that come with the bike or can be purchased separately.
