Hailing from the Basque Country, the Orbea Rallon is an alloy framed enduro race bike with, on paper at least, a promising spec list and geometry chart. Geometry-adjust features mean you can tweak the shape of the bike, depending on the terrain you're riding, while the suspension is a four-bar system.
Getting the low-down
The Rallon comes with eccentric shock-mounting hardware that enables you to drop the BB by 7mm and slacken the head and seat angle by .5 degrees. In use we kept the bike in this lowest setting, as this is more descent biased, while still giving a sensible 74.5 degree seat angle, aiding pedalling friendliness.
Swapping between the two modes isn’t a difficult task, but one we’d be unlikely to do on the trail. In an ideal world, in fact, we’d merge the two, keeping the slacker head angle and low BB, while maintaining a slightly steeper seat angle, which would keep your body over the cranks for better pedalling.
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Adjustable geo means the head and seat angles can be slackened by half a degree and the BB lowered
While some bikes in this price range use more expensive carbon frames, Orbea has flashed the cash on the spec, which includes a carbon RaceFace Next SL crank (with a spin-happy 28t ring), Shimano XTR derailleur and XT shifters/cassette and brakes. When it comes to wheels, Orbea specs DT Swiss E-1700 models, mated to fast rolling Maxxis Ardent rear, High Roller front tyres. All this helps bring the top-spec Rallon to 13.45kg – a decent if not mega-light weight.
An overall package that falls a little short
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