Orbea Terra
Gravel riders. Orca if you want road race; Occam if you want MTB trail.
Orbea gravel: stable, mounts, and a calmer chart than Orca. It wants mixed surfaces and longer days.
Gravel riders. Orca if you want road race; Occam if you want MTB trail.
Orbea gravel: stable, mounts, and a calmer chart than Orca. It wants mixed surfaces and longer days.
Adventure and all-road riders who want more stability than the Grail race bike.
Slacker and more stable than the Grail, with room for bigger tires. Planted on rough doubletrack and less nervous at bikepacking pace.
Adventure gravel riders.
BMC's original gravel/adventure bike: stable, mounts, calmer than Kaius.
| Measurement | ![]() | ![]() OrbeaTerra 2022 | ![]() CanyonGrizl CF 2022 | ![]() BMCURS 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 562 | 596+34 | 596+34 | 600+38 |
| Reachmm | 380 | 398+18 | 404+24 | 400+20 |
| Head tube angle° | 71.0 | 72.0+1.0 | 71.5+0.5 | 71.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.2−0.3 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 428 | 430+2 | 435+7 | 435+7 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1030 | 1058+28 | 1070+40 | 1068+38 |
| BB dropmm | 76 | 76 | 74−2 | 76 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | GravelX MD | Terra L | Grizl CF M | URS L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 110 mm | 100 mm | 110 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 440 mm | 420 mm | 440 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 175 mm | 172.5 mm | 175 mm |
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