Too Aero For The UCI? | Orbea Orca Aero First Look

[@gcntech]

What do you think about the new bike? Let us know down below 👇

[@jreev335]

What happened with the Orbea contest to win that bike? Was there to be an announcement?

[@alastairstedman7840]

I cant even afford the frame😔

[@raymondl1182]

Hei Oli, I love the bike, been waiting for it to launch. This yellow bike is 55cm in size , how tall are you ? Does this size fits you as normal bike size you would go for? Can it still work if you go a size smaller?

[@wazirtan6801]

i admit really nice great bike responsive ,but when come to a long distance steep hill climb end of the day coming ride,own mind will will saying im going drop or die 😂 for this one

[@jesuscruz836]

TT bike with drop bars

[@mx2000]

I hope this trend of integrated storage catches on. It’s ridiculous that we are riding bikes the price of a decent used car, and the only way to store even a single spare tube is to velcro on a bag. Every bike should have a storage box.

[@swe223]

+1. Even more when you see all the space available (and "wasted") in the new deep shapes of an aero frame

[@matthewmontgomerie7302]

I've seen a couple of new bikes with integrated storge. The Cube Agree and Fara F/road...

[@LukezyM]

Yes, for in the frame storage. No, for hanging under the frame storage.

[@hisdadjames4876]

Really appreciate the explicit mention of your Orbea relationship. Thanks. 👏👏👏

[@g.west2372]

"I wouldn't have got dropped. That probably isn't true, but a boy can dream..." no jokes! Your perseverance and surpassing all your laughed at limitations make you a hero. At least for all of us non-pros, late adopters and non-main-cyclists (main sport anything else) appreciate you showing us, what can be done with a lot of willpower. Keep on smashing expectations.

[@johnathanpape9388]

I love these videos. "X watts saving at 40kph? That's amazing," as I sit here stuffing down the last Celebration chocs from the tin after lunch, vegging on the sofa. Very nice bike though. I can only dream of affording a decent road bike.

[@simonstucki]

on the other hand if you have a shitty bike it's an even better workout...

[@levbobrov1398]

@@simonstucki "not aero" does not mean "shitty".

[@johnyang1420]

Door dash

[@roebbiej]

Those 'watts saved' claims should be taken with a mountain of salt. Wind tunnel testing doesn't translate very well into the real world.

[@merckxy54]

Another bike I could never afford!!!

[@jonnythelegs2597]

Wouldn't normally compliment another man on his lunchbox but very tidy sir, and excellent weight distribution too better than having your bag hanging out the back of the saddle.

[@GCNuser123]

hahaha!

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

Had a rather large banana in there as well

[@TheSamwhyte]

Anyone who buys this (if they don’t have to wait two years to get it) will spend 50% of their time whizzing past everyone then spend the other 50% explaining to everyone that it’s a downtube faring and not an ebike 😂😅

[@supernoodles908]

also disc breaks just add extra drag lol

[@RaveniusSFRJ]

Don't really think that those dentists could whizz past anyone 😂

[@dpgrenfree]

Yeah that would be coming straight off.

[@superyamagucci]

FFS Sam, it’s a Banana Storage Facility™ , not a fairing!

[@87togabito]

@@RaveniusSFRJ agreed. They’re too busy paying you your paycheck 😂😂

[@JayLato]

Haha Quirks and features. “THIS!, is the New Orbea Orca Aero”

[@randolfrentnerkeksdose5545]

lol exactly what i thought

[@wotexpat9367]

And then I am going to take it out on the road, and then I am gong to give it a …. Score

[@luukrutten1295]

@@wotexpat9367 Starting off with de Daily Categories and Features... Practicality is good but not unsual for a bike of this type... this bike is Nice offers decent storage room, but not much room for accessories so its a 5/10....

[@ShawnDavenport1013]

Came here for this comment :-D

[@bluej511]

Oh snap, quirks and features? Cycling Doug DeMuro?

[@GCNuser123]

wondered if anyone would get that reference! 😂😉

[@ulrichr.487]

@@GCNuser123 " Before i get started, be sure to check out bikes and bids, which is my new selling platform for bikes of the modern era...😅"

[@illia_krm]

THISSSSS... Is the new Orbea Orca Aero

[@beesplaining1882]

Excellent intro to a new exciting Orbea. Also, good to see the potential conflict of interest call out at the start of the video.

[@Carmai7]

Me: " I want it!! " Wallet: " Shut up, you already have too many bikes..."

[@jp321p8]

PUSH THE SEATPOST BOLT RUBBER THING INNNNNNNN

[@Pol31pl]

Could you give more details?

[@stevemawer848]

Ollie, flat top tube refers to the profile, I think you meant "horizontal" when differentiating it from sloping. :-) You should also give us an idea of the price as it was specced.

[@dubplateriddim]

I love Doug DeMuro's bike reviews

[@dysonvirtudez1903]

It looks like time machine of BMC. Nice bike orbea

[@frazebean5117]

Holy damn that is a beautiful bike.

[@marjorieboissinot2037]

Now that is an amazing bike! 💨💨💨💨But the best thing in this video was to see Si’s aero dance again!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mogglie]

Thanks for keeping the top tube horizontal.

[@DazzzTube]

GCN drinking game. Every time Ollie says ‘Aero’ or ‘Aerodynamic’ drink

[@danielbum912]

that's not a drinking game that's a death sentence

[@merckxy54]

Hic

[@Obsidian72]

No thanks don't really want to go out through alcohol poisoning

[@renaudcomeau4626]

Ollie, what’s with the dirt on the right side of drop bars and the seat wing. Did you guys drop this piece of art? 😀

[@petinka721]

GCN:s own aero presenter is perfect for presenting new aero bikes!

[@AlanW2007]

Drinking from the goblet of aero 👏

[@mmannerstrale]

Looks neat but that udder is awful.

[@TheChindoboi]

Lovely bike!

[@arianewell6252]

ultegra mechanical eh? hm.... I like it.

[@nicensleazy1892]

love the look of this machine, although not sure about the fairing :-)

[@The1trueDave]

4:34 I didn't think Ollie was old enough to remember Bananaman!

[@GCNuser123]

when eric eats a banana…. 😂🍌

[@AjaxAS]

I am still considering if this bike would be worth it as a relatively beginner trying to go intermediate and do some races. Would it be worth the price?

[@ricktoth7418]

Great job describing the features.

[@chrisdavis8399]

That tool box reminds me of The Far Side….”oh the shame of Remoras….”.

[@tomrachellesfirstdance7843]

Aero bikes are just cool, always liked them glad some new ones are being released recently with new ideas

[@derx6666]

Poor Ollie :) Nice bike though

[@danielbum912]

I really hoped that disc brake chatter @ 9:40 wouldn't happen with the bigger clearance on the new DA calipers..

[@GCNuser123]

it’s something that strangely i’ve not had an issue with when using the new xtr rotors, but as they are still in short supply, we had the older ones.

[@wadewhitear]

how much time would you save on that bike over a 90km or 180km ride compared to a carbon bike from 2013?

[@aw1273]

I love it! Wanna have it right now and take it for a spin 😎

[@njm3211]

Tweaking my interest in buying an aero bike. Really beautiful. I'll eschew the udder and go for a bento LOL

[@chrisbayliss3532]

Looks interesting but no good for the Tour of cambridge UCI qualifier I’m training for at the mo I’m guessing

[@Biking360]

My Surly LHT has the aerodynamics of a brick and a Volvo 240 combined. Maybe I should get one of these?

[@LarsRR]

Integrated bottles and tool box, super deep profile tubes, dropped chainstays, and even aero pedals… but they forgot to put proper deep section wheels 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@colin1780]

The depth of the wheel barely does anything beyond a certain point. They probably took most of the aero gain and went with this for the weight

[@kennethward9530]

Nothing wrong with an aero fairing tool box-I always carry tools to get me home without the need to call for a ride anyway. What’d be really slick is an aerodynamic fairing full size frame pump fitted somewhere.

[@kaychan7097]

Was the paint chipped when it was showing the carbon logo?

[@julianaldama6631]

its so beautiful

[@scotth3354]

OFFS, the fork crown shape in no way affects the airflow over the seatstay junction with the seattube. The airflow between the two is so dirty from the churning affect of the legs, it makes the seatstay design almost meaningless.

[@larrylem3582]

I think they were focusing on the riderless bikes again.

[@Yes-sc1pb]

@@larrylem3582 spokeless CFD 😂

[@naturerules3764]

For me. A big company in cycling has same shape same look whether orbea,trek,or etc.but one brand was difference tht is pinarelo

[@mrichards55]

Love the lunchbox. Pop a nice sandwich in there.

[@h4rdcor31]

"But, it's not all about aero" @6:47 @GCN Tech, where is the real Ollie!?

[@markbentley4343]

Nice looking bike. Love the banana yellow. Must slip through the air… But why call it the aero? Aren’t almost all new bikes “aero” by now?

[@harshith.aj9920]

Which is more aero Orbea or Ribble

[@scotts6067]

Looks like an Orbea had a baby with a Trek Speed Concept

[@dawoudabdulaziz9920]

How aero is the goblet of aero?

[@jonnythelegs2597]

Nobody knows for sure, for it is held safe in the Glorious House of Gains where only the chosen few may enter. Praise be to Our Lord and Savior Dan Bigham 🙏 for he provides aero wisdom and guidance and sacrificed his only credit card left to bring us mere mortals the gains we dream of.

[@dawoudabdulaziz9920]

@@jonnythelegs2597 Praise be🙏

[@johnyang1420]

Nice fairing!!!!

[@erick_fernandez_78910]

Is it still clean without the fairing? Or, is it an air-brake when taken off such as in a race? #GCNTORQUEBACK

[@LukezyM]

Probably it becomes an air brake, when you loose it somewhere on the road.

[@erick_fernandez_78910]

@@LukezyM Well, if it’s an air brake, I’m defiantly not buying that bike for speed. They remained strangely silent. Maybe it’s paid.

[@georgepepper5993]

Nice.

[@ElkArrow]

It's only 50 trillion dollars. Can't wait to get one

[@ZOB4]

Before you showed the close ups, I thought it was a Cannondale SuperSix Evo.

[@BurgerTime7441]

So.. uhhhh... can you use two of those aero bottles/cages??

[@petoprotus]

looks great

[@limwiching2277]

Without "Brand name" print in main frame is good ideal?

[@danyzy7376]

Cool 👍🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴

[@jejakamalaya1484]

Review carbon blade rims

[@douglaspate9314]

Well. I'm an Orbea fan currently with 4 in my stable including a Ordu TT. I love this new Orca... haha... not the colour though!

[@Numeriwar]

I thought wide fork were more aero...

[@nycyclist4154]

I heard some brake rubbing on the turns it is why I do not like disc brakes.

[@AlexRodriguez-no8wd]

EXPECTED delivery dates IF you buy one is March-May 2022.

[@TheBroheim]

0:21 Doug Demuro reference 👀

[@gamesnik87]

Why is it covered with mud? What have you done with it?

[@Darsithis]

What a sexy beast that bike is

[@enotracoon9244]

Aero bike without aero wheels, ahahaha . But storage box is great idea!

[@alastairstedman7840]

C50s are pretty damn aero. Even if 50mm are considered by most to be "all rounders" these days

[@enotracoon9244]

@@alastairstedman7840 but other aero bikes (aeroad, systemsix etc) come with standard 65 mm deep wheels which is more aero and looks waaaaay better

[@alphanumeric50]

Looks pretty close to the BMC Timemachine road.

[@Kingjay814]

I love this thing. It's this beautiful mix between Ordu and the Orca OMX. I've probably saved 5 different congifs and color combos on my MyO Account 😂

[@AG-xq3rk]

Lost count of how many Ollie said aerodynamic in this video 🤯

[@jasoncooper2469]

Can you actually fit an innertube in the storage box, or is it just a scrumptious snack-box for the dentists???

[@grneyedtao]

Up to 30 or 32 mm tyres?

[@volkervoit]

7,6 Kg? :-) And that is with Dura Ace, with Ultegra it will be over 8Kg, what a rock

[@annawulf4910]

I’m enjoying the bike so far kzbin.infoUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA My only real complaints are the brakes and the pedals. I feel like a bike designed for bigger people should have much larger pedals and more heavy duty brakes. I’ve only gotten two really good rides out of it, minimal downhill action, and the brakes feel like they’re already going out. A larger person has more momentum, so I think this wasn’t thought through very well. Also, I wear size 13-14 wide shoes. My feet cramp up on these pedals that are clearly made for smaller feet. Since I’m not a pro rider (and I don’t think many are who purchase this bike) I don’t think that the straps on the pedal are necessary at all. None of this takes away from the enjoyment I get from riding, however. I’ll just head to a bike shop to improve on a few things.

[@dmartinrn1360]

#askgcntech I'll be having a transaction of a frame swap and would like to know how much should cash one should add. The transaction is Ridley Noah RS 2012 swap to Bianchi via nirone 7 2018. How much should the Bianchi owner add? Both bikes is on the same condition. Thanks

[@iancanuckistan2244]

Did Shimano just release a mechanical Ultegra group? That's the first I've heard of it.

[@yonglingng5640]

No.

[@DougMorley1]

Was that brake squeal that I heard on this video?

[@43bikeguy]

"Quirks and Features";)

[@juliusruttinger8107]

Have they announced the Winner yet?

[@RixnoAsteres]

Video length checks out

[@stefjanssen56]

Does it go fast without pedals?

[@mariusilerd9581]

Its super cool, and super dorky at the same time no?

[@GFlop2016]

did they announce the winner of the Custom Livery Sweepstakes for this bike?

[@gcntech]

Yep! In the GCN Show ep. 459: gcn.eu/GCNShow459

[@GFlop2016]

@@gcntech Congratulations Leo Rogers

[@andras.89]

Usually what is the average speed of these shooting sessions, where presenters are riding and talking to camera and couple of shots looks really damn fast?!

[@zaenalzaenal8660]

Cek harga bro

[@TheOkinawaBoy]

Nevermind what Orca offers, you have to wait two years before you can buy this bike 😀

[@David-vb8tg]

This bike isn't that agressive. The stack on a 55cm frame is 562mm. Pretty standard.

[@OlegsKop]

#AskGcnTech Hi Alex, Manon and Ollie! I got bike frame with internal cable roouting going from steering bar through the stem, and than through the fork. This frame is Di2 compatible, but i am not sure if this routing ok for cable shifting as Shimano r7020, or Grx Rx600/810. Need your professional opinion.

[@yonglingng5640]

What bike is this?

[@Hubertus-ko6yl]

Triathlon goes Cycling. So easy.

[@hankschrader2353]

Why does it look like the bike has quick release ? Is that normal for TA?

[@yonglingng5640]

You're talking about the rear dropout?

[@hankschrader2353]

@@yonglingng5640 nah it’s for both the front and rear. I’ve found out it’s called speed release

[@yonglingng5640]

@@hankschrader2353 This bike is compatible with Mavic's Speed Release axles and thus, features double-lead threads (M12x2, 1 mm pitch).

[@OFFSHOREDOUG]

But they still have bolts that are like small parachutes in the handlebars.🙈 Average weight for aero bikes. My 60cm sram etape madone is the same weight.

[@hubertschabel7191]

Quite heavy. Compared to my own-built Votec VRx with aluminiumframe and carbonfork, stiff wheels and 2x-train, which weighs 9.5 kg. And this build did not even cost a fortune.

[@irvingabbott6]

why do that frame look like a canyon aeroad??

[@mathewrose2951]

Banana Man? Wouldn't that be Mark Cavendish? (Because Musa Acuminata Cavendish is your standard banana cultivar). Well, I thought it was funny, at least.)

[@cb6866]

Thanks Ollie...how many of these get sold ? I guess that these are out of most peoples price range . Do the manufacturers limit the number made ? Peace

[@alastairstedman7840]

Well I can't even afford the frameset and I've got 3000USD to drop on a new frameset. So just goes to tell you how much this thing is. (4500USD for frame only)

[@dan_lazaro]

I assume they're massed produced given that they are almost always sold out. I'm also quite surprised but it appears a lot of people buy these kinds of bike. The most expensive I'd probably go is a Carbon TCR with Rimbrakes, I think the lower end models still come with rim brake options. Someone of my weight (51kg) will probably not benefit from disc brakes if I consider the amount of faff they add in my experience working on them. They're noisy as hell (I live somewhere fairly dusty I dunno if that's the reason). But the look has slowly grown on me to the point I've started browsing for disc brake equipped bikes.

[@alastairstedman7840]

@@dan_lazaro I'm an aero geek. Having wrecked my Fuji Transonic and having to "downgrade" to a less aero TCR. While I was a bit of a skeptic and only got the Transonic cause the frame was on clearance originally, I am now an aero believer. I miss my Transonic and am not much enjoying the TCR. On the flip side. I don't want disks. But I am for my next frame going disk not really because I want to, but because I fear in a few years time I'm going to be staring down the gun of parts availability. Already alot of the brands don't sell rim bikes especially near the top end. I feel wheel companies won't give us updated wheels and things. So simply due to market pressure I am caving to disks even though aero is everything and rims are more aero than disks. 😔

[@mikekelly1771]

And looks like every other aero bike out there.

[@larter_larter]

🔥👏

[@BETRNSX]

Quirks and features? Watching some Doug Demuro have you?! 🤣

[@lechprotean]

almost 8kg for such an expensive bike is crazy