| Features | EC/DC: Electronic or mechanical shifting? Our system ensures that you can be the one to decide. With the introduction of electronic systems, shifting your bike is as effortless as a mouse click, and the performance borders on surgical precision. That said, mechanical systems are better than ever before and can offer similar world-class performance. The Orbea EC/DC or Electronic Circuit/Direct Cable system allows either, and the choice is yours to make. EC/DC relies on built-in pathways that allow the installation of traditional mechanical cables or electronic wires for the connections between your shifters and derailleurs. Either way the goal is streamlined design and supreme shifting performance.
Monolink: Monolink is an evolution. With a wide range of adjustment, a good fit is easier to find than ever before. We employ the Monolink system because proper bike fit is important to us, as it should be to you. Monolink offers a wide range of adjustment that allows you to get your fit perfected with minimal effort. The installation is easy, and the system is simple, lightweight, and secure.
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.
Tapered Head Tube: 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.
AiZonE: We created AIZonE because we recognize that aerodynamics and rigidity are the most important parameters to consider when developing fast bicycles. Both must be optimized to create a bicycle frame that is not only fast, but that can also efficiently transmit your power to the rear wheel. We use AIZonE as a guideline that we follow when we develop new bikes. Our goal is to reduce the aerodynamic drag without detriment to the stiffness of the frame. We’re creating faster, more stable bikes, and these developments ensure that you can go as fast as possible while using a minimum amount of energy.
Lifetime 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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