Arnaud De Lie's Orbea Orca Aero Pro Bike | Tour De France 2024

[@gcntech]

What do you make of Arnaud De Lie's rocket ship? 🚀

[@philipcooper8297]

Could you please have a look at the Decathlon bikes as well?

[@Paganiproductions84]

The frame is tiny to my Compared to my Orbea Alma frame's

[@sevelo321]

Google says Arnaud is 6 feet tall 182cm. And he is on a 53? I was thinking of one of these, I'm 5' 10.5 (179cm) and was going back and forth between a 53 and 55.

[@kiwibiker9754]

That Orbea is one of the most beautiful new bikes I've seen in a while.

[@orbea]

Thanks mate, appreciate it!

[@gcntech]

It's pretty cool isn't it 👌

[@paradillobryledanen.6559]

Best looking simple aero bike I've ever seen. And that 7.6kg weight is obvious light weight for that aero bike which is perfect all rounder for me..🤩 I hope I could but that bike one day 😇

[@americancheese]

We need more Probike videos like these, its the reason I got into cycling and GCN

[@gcntech]

Watch this space, we've got some great bikes from the tour 👀

[@americancheese]

@@gcntech wooohoo thanks!

[@impaledface7694]

size 53 with 77cm seat height and 1cm of headset spacers. wow, that is heck of a drop to the bars. Freehub sounds funky.

[@thebelly925]

How much is Si shaking his head at the use of zip ties for the transponder mount? LoL

[@AdanaSpie]

Got the same Bike but with a SRAM Force standing in my Garage, too bad I shattered my shoulder 1 day after buying it. Can not wait to ride this bike...

[@kaltonian]

Lovely

[@xceedinsanity]

The brakes are the correct way round. Left = front Right = rear.

[@gcntech]

We'll agree to disagree 😉

[@hmudesign]

Beautiful. Looks like he has a mixed Dura Ace / Ultegra cassette, large sprockets DA and below the middle Ultegra or such, a little bit rusty :)

[@Aniqa101]

It's what DA cassette looks like in my opinion. Mix of titanium/steel/aluminium sprockets.

[@TESTA-CC]

Id definitely swap that Orbea for my Peugeot Perthus Pro 😁🖖

[@kiwibiker9754]

I'd consider trading in the missus for the Orbea!😂

[@TESTA-CC]

@@kiwibiker9754 👌👌😜😜🖖🖖 Quality 😁😁😁

[@JesseCarr-pp5qj]

All is talking about shorter cranks, I used al lengths, so it Would be Nice if you could test the difference in power between à short and à longer. My opinion, shorter is smoother, brings your behind higher for the aero and more cadence is more easy… but power is way higher with longer ones, so my opinion, depends what is your goal, sprint or mountain, would be nice if you could test this

[@emmanuelbelhassen]

Please return the Team bus tour!

[@flows_channel]

Ya know- it sometimes seems cruel to be shown all these nice bikes. However, being able to see them up close, touch them even and still not being allowed to just ride away with them…now, thats harsh! Right, Ollie?! 😅

[@gcntech]

Hahahah he's got some nice bikes at home 🤣

[@flows_channel]

@@gcntech But there are others! Consider the ever luming „N+1“ formula- but maybe thats just me 😅

[@flows_channel]

Nice video btw. 👏

[@t3KJolly]

shims on the paddle axle for bigger q-factor?

[@Mapemapemape_]

Does anyone know what outfront mount that is? 5:53

[@AthrunZalax09a]

I know this will be controversial for you Ollie, but those brakes were the right way round. 😅😂

[@gcntech]

He won't like that 🤣

[@zeult]

There are two ways and two brakes, the right way is the one you want! Still, I saw "reversed" routing (in my perspective: right lever to front brake) only on old british bikes... Do you still do it?

[@Nowayfrrrrrrr]

But wouldn’t it be better to have the brakes just like everyone, in case you need to take the bike of a team mate and vice versa?

[@geothunder1971]

Apparently, Arnaud's teammate Victor Campenearts will stick to the Orca Aero through the whole TDF foregoing the climbing Orca. Just not enough benefit wondering if Di Lie will do the same.

[@gcntech]

That's very interesting! 👀

[@janrossvelasco3635]

Remember when bikes where total pro , unique and spectacular but we got to progress somehow

[@gcntech]

How do you think bikes have changed?

[@iansingleton]

Do the team mechanics have loads of pre-prepared chains of different lengths ready to quickly fit to a bike if they need to change the cassette? Going from a 30 to 34 will require a different length chain, times this by 8 riders plus spare bikes that's a lot of chains! I can't imagine they put a new one on each time. Budgets are tight! They wouldn't throw away 32 chains after say a 180km sprint stage just cos tomorrow is a mountain stage.

[@simfer7433]

Yes they do. Sponsors provide chains, no affect on budgets.

[@gcntech]

Maybe we should do some investigating with some pro mechanics 👀

[@iansingleton]

@@gcntech I first read "maybe we should do some investing" I thought it was another scammer like last week using the GCN name! Yes! I'd be very interested. Some guy answered saying they use new chains! I don't believe that! Throughout the tour and the season that would be 100s if not 1000s of chains per team. I just can't believe that. Not only that, world class mechanics are renowned for meticulously prepping. Chopping and installing new chains every time there's a cassette change would be very time consuming!

[@iansingleton]

@@simfer7433 Do you know this to be fact? I'm sorry but I can't believe this.

[@lovemesomedetail]

HOLD ON; I was wondering looking at Cav's wheel change today and also now seeing this video, do the pro bikes now have open dropout forks with some kind of quick release thru-axle now? Tech News on that pls! #AskGCNTech

[@datadrivendave]

Orbea uses the Mavic Speed Release system, and have for a few years already. Not all manufacturers do.

[@lovemesomedetail]

@@datadrivendave okay thank you, i didnt know theres bikes with one open dropout with thru axles. my look and trek both have closed dropouts so you have to pull out the axle completely. also they still run a slightly modified mavic system then cause they dont have the lever on, just a normal hex

[@firstnamelastname9013]

👍👍🤞🤞

[@treyquattro]

"are the brakes the wrong way around? Of course they are." But are they? Strikes me that having the front brake on the left is better for hoses and the hydraulic system - hydraulic fluid would have further to go if reversed. What say?

[@gcntech]

It shouldn't make much difference to the feel of the brake, it'll come down to how they prefer the setup and what the rider is used to 🙌

[@Jari1973]

Nice 🤌

[@brittle1]

If the UK is the only one to put the rear brakes on the left side, then that would indeed be, the wrong the round

[@Eirikkinserdal]

Think they use the inhouse rims because of the zipp blowouts earlier this tear? 😅 i still wonder who this seller italia is 🤔

[@christianwirth6965]

How come his Metron cockpit is 38 C-C with a 120 stem? They don't offer those to the normal consumer

[@lovemesomedetail]

its not rare at all that pro teams or even individual riders have access to some commercially not available accessories

[@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589]

They're actually XTR rotors Ollie.

[@Elonmusk522]

Ice Tech

[@jamesmichaellaganson2054]

1st

[@gcntech]

🥇

[@erich8258]

8:02 Massive and really stiff -- what's not to like?

[@gavynarmstrong6599]

Is it still acceptable to buy a rim brake bike in 2024? For example, the Caad Optimo 1-2?

[@-glossy3652]

I wouldn't disc is better

[@whynotride327]

"acceptable"?? Why would anyone care, buy what suits you.

[@gavynarmstrong6599]

@@whynotride327 The other guy didn't agree. Only reason I ask is because over the last 4 years, rim brakes seem to disappear off the face of the earth. The only options are the Cannondale, last years TCR, or lower end Contends. I'm only riding when it isn't raining or during the winter and I'm in Northeast, Ohio, so there are hills and flats. I feel like the CAAD Optimo 1 with a 105 at $1600 is really good in this market. I've been going back and forth between a Canyon Endurace, CAAD 1, and a Scott Speedster 20.

[@bram6070]

@@gavynarmstrong6599 My take: DON'T buy any scott bike that uses Syncros wheels. They are of horible quality. My Syncros wheels's hubs needed repairs after 500km and where completely destroyed after 3000km. The bike shop told me that they almost always have problems with syncros wheels, both their cheap and expensive ones. I swapped them for DT-Swiss. As far as disc vs rim brakes: I would go for hydraulic disc brakes for the following reasons: 1) they are the the new industry standard = lots of compatible aftermarked parts/wheels 2) They are self adjusting when the braking blocks wear down = no adjustments needed 3)They are relatively easy to maintain after the initial learning curve (they do require you to buy some specific tools) 4) They offer without a doubt the best braking performance wich is especialy importand when riding in a group where everyone else has disc brakes 5) They more easilly allow you to fit wider tyres >25mm. If you go for disc I would also recommend not to go for mechanical disc brakes purely because they are more diffucult to set up than both hydraulic disc and rim brakes and they offer only a relatively small braking performance improvemend compared to good rim brakes. Their only advantage in my opinion is that they allow for wider tyres and are just like hydraulic disc brakes compatible with most modern aftermarket parts/wheels. If you go for rim brakes make sure to use the best brake pads you can find. They will greatly improve your braking performance. Something like the Swissstop BXP rim brake pads is excellent. I hope my opninion helps :)

[@heksogen4788]

1.82m guy riding 53cm bike, the bike industry sizing will be out of whack beacause of pros soon.

[@vo2maximus177]

What's the obsession with noisy freehubs? I just don't get it. It's bad enough on a clubrun, but in a bunch of 180 riders (or whatever it is these days) it's enough to take your ears clean off.

[@Adonis-qj1nq]

People crave attention

[@treyquattro]

it's easier to warn people you come up behind, cyclists or pedestrians, if they can hear your freewheel (assuming their hearing is good)

[@gcntech]

Some people love the sound 🔊

[@aashishnegi8916]

​@@gcntechmusic to my ears........ I'm little old-school 🙃

[@vo2maximus177]

@gcntech true, however my post got seven upticks and no downticks so I think quite a few don't. I've used Hunt wheels for some time now (they're an excellent balance of cost vs. performance and I have four sets across my bikes) and as an early adopter I quizzed them on this. I couldn't really get a straight answer why, yet I also have Campag wheels and they're far quieter. I liken it to attaching playing cards to my spokes with clothes pegs as a seven year old, there's just no need. I'm over 60 though, so perhaps I'm just a grumpy old sod? 🤌

[@whynotride327]

Bicycles do NOT have cockpits. Look up the definition.

[@Casualete]

Eh?

[@whynotride327]

@@Casualete What part confuses you?

[@mini_]

"a place where cockfights are held". I guess you're right. Good job.

[@sullysullster8217]

I get it, they're top tier bikes. Average about 15 thousand dollars . The industry is pure clownworld. They think everyone is a millionaire and they wonder why the industry is in freefall. Its like the sporting equivalent of todays politics and how out of touch these people are.

[@Nowayfrrrrrrr]

Big reason why manufacturers have these insanely expensive bikes is because customers lose touch to reality and might purchase a little bit more expensive bikes than they usually would. If the manufacturers sell these high end bikes it’s good for them, but it’s a pretty common marketing strategy to have a ridiculously expensive product to make the other products look less expensive (even though “cheaper” bikes are still way too expensive).

[@gregbianchi2689]

Why does everyone have problems pronouncing riders names these days ???????

[@DDai-qd8uk]

It's gcn, adjust your expectations...

[@lukestreet8473]

Because it's a hard to pronounce name?

[@thebelly925]

I never saw how anyone could mispronounce ‘Arnaud De Lie’ for ‘Remco’. Doesn’t seem possible!

[@83887]

Try pronouncing my name, Mike Hawk

[@dausmoithai6198]

This obsession with waxed chain is starting to be annoying

[@gcntech]

We love reporting on the best new tech, that's why we talk about things like chain wax 🙌