Orbea's new Occam TR is a 120mm travel 29er built for fast and efficient riding, while the new Occam AM is a 140mm travel 650b trail steed, with a bias towards fun and descending. Both are available in a range of alloy and carbon models, with prices starting at £1,600 / US$2,200.
After discussing the design and development of the bikes with Orbea’s team of engineers and product managers, we were able to ride both bikes on some stunning Spanish singletrack. Once the dust had settled, a few features stood out.
We weighed the top-tier Occam AM in size medium, and found it to tip the scales at just 10.97kg / 23.79lb. Impressive.
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The Occam TR uses boost hubs front and rear to increase lateral stiffness in those 29in hoops. This also helped the engineers to keep rear tyre clearance reasonable with short 435mm chainstays. Whilst the introduction of this new standard in controversial, the benefits are clear– they provide 29in wheels with the lateral stiffness of equivalent 650b hoops, without adding weight or sacrificing vertical compliance.
The Occam TR
First ride impressions on the trail
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