Price 8,599 Euro Weight 11.7 kilos
The most expensive version of the Orbea Gain shines with an elegant look and exquisite high-end parts. The carbon frameset with integrated battery is extremely cleanly finished and the riding position is sporty. Shifting is at the touch of a button with Shimano's classy Dura Ace Di2 groupset, while the crankset and brakes are also from the Japanese company's high-end ensemble. The wheels are spoked with carbon rims from Mavic. The opulent equipment means that the Orbea is extremely light at 11.7 kilos. The stable frame and relatively light wheels convert powerful acceleration into propulsion immediately and without loss.
The inconspicuous rear hub motor - the bike owes its undisguised racing bike look primarily to its small size - increases the weight in the rear triangle, but there is no noticeable influence on the handling. The Gain M10i rides almost like a "normal" road bike, implements steering impulses directly and stays cleanly on the chosen line even in fast bends. Thanks to the 28 millimetre wide tyres, even longer distances can be covered comfortably, although the seat post doesn't exactly shine with its generous suspension travel. The Ebikemotion X35 hub motor only provides assistance up to 25 km/h and should therefore start to work even for moderately trained riders on climbs of around three per cent or more.
Because the drive has no torque control, its power delivery cannot be controlled via pedal pressure, but only digitally: when the crank turns - no matter how fast - the motor delivers the maximum power of the selected support level. The small battery also limits the range; it could be almost doubled with an additional battery in the frame triangle, at a cost of 579 euros and approx. 2.5 kilograms extra weight. All in all, the Orbea leaves a good impression: the Gain M10i is an expensive but very agile and well-equipped E-road bike. The drive variant is simple, but very light. As the motor is used almost exclusively on the climbs, its weight advantage outweighs the need for sensitive control.
INFO AND GEOMETRY
www orbea.com
Price 8,599 Euro
Frame material Carbon
Frame sizes XS, S, M, L, XL
Seat/top tube/head tube 450/570/143 mm
Stack/Reach/STR 564/392 mm/1.44
Wheelbase 1.035mm
EQUIPMENT
Motor/battery capacity Mahle Ebikemotion X35/250Wh
Gear system (chainrings/cassette) Shimano Dura-Ace (50-34/11-30T)
Brakes Shimano Dura-Ace (160/160 mm)
Wheels/tyres Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon UST/Mavic Yksion Pro UST 28mm
MEASURED VALUES AND INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Weight of complete wheel...................11.7 kg 1,0
Energy at the rear wheel*................129.5 Wh 3,7
Driving stability.................................64 N/mm 2,3
Seatpost spring stiffness...............190 N/mm 3,0
TOUR grade: 2.2
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