Orbea Orca
Racers who want a climbing Orbea. Orca Aero is the wind-cheating sibling.
Orbea's lightweight race bike, OMX carbon on high kits, and a fit that is race-low without S5 drama. OMX vs OMR changes weight more than geometry.
Racers who want a climbing Orbea. Orca Aero is the wind-cheating sibling.
Orbea's lightweight race bike, OMX carbon on high kits, and a fit that is race-low without S5 drama. OMX vs OMR changes weight more than geometry.
Racers who want BMC's classic race fit. Roadmachine if you need stack.
BMC's lightweight race bike: steep, precise, and a WorldTour stack/reach reference. Less aero than Teammachine R / Timemachine.
Sprinters and fast road riders who picked aero over weight. If you wanted the climbing bike in this era, compare stack/reach against the Émonda instead.
Gen 7 Madone: a pure aero race bike built on Kammtail Virtual Foil tubes with the IsoFlow cutout for rear compliance. It is the fast, heavier half of Trek's race line — Émonda is still the light bike in these years.
| Measurement | BaumCorretto 2022 |  OrbeaOrca 2025 |  |  TrekMadone SLR 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 572 | 552−20 | 570−2 | 563−9 |
| Reachmm | 390 | 385−5 | 390 | 390 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.2 | 72.8−0.4 | 72.5−0.7 | 73.5+0.3 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.5+0.5 | 73.5+0.5 | 73.3+0.3 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 408−2 | 410 | 410 |
| Wheelbasemm | 998 | 981−17 | 996−2 | 987−11 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 70 | 69−1 | 70 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Corretto 56 | Orca 53 | Teammachine SLR 56 | Madone SLR 56 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 90 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 400 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 170 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm |
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