Colnago V4Rs
Racers who want the current Colnago race brief. C68 if you want the lugged flagship.
UAE Team Emirates' race bike. Stiff, aero-enough, and a millimetre size run (420–590) that needs a geometry chart, not a letter size.
Racers who want the current Colnago race brief. C68 if you want the lugged flagship.
UAE Team Emirates' race bike. Stiff, aero-enough, and a millimetre size run (420–590) that needs a geometry chart, not a letter size.
Gravel racers coming from a road-race fit who found Checkpoint too tall or too touring-oriented.
The gravel-race Trek: lower, longer, and more aero than Checkpoint. It wants speed on dirt, not a full frame-bag tour.
Fast road riders who want aero on Giant's chart. TCR is the lighter, more conventional sibling.
Giant's aero race bike. Stiffer at the front, more wind-cheating than TCR, still in the same size-letter family so many riders can twin the two.
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.
| Measurement |  ColnagoV4Rs 2025 |  |  GiantPropel Advanced 2022 |  OrbeaOrca 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 557 | 580+23 | 555−2 | 552−5 |
| Reachmm | 399 | 403+4 | 396−3 | 385−14 |
| Head tube angle° | 72.2 | 72.2 | 73.0+0.8 | 72.8+0.6 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.2+0.2 | 73.0 | 73.5+0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 410 | 425+15 | 405−5 | 408−2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1001 | 1038+37 | 986−15 | 981−20 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 74+4 | 68−2 | 70 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | V4Rs 530 | Checkmate SLR ML | Propel Advanced ML | Orca 53 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 90 mm | 100 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm |
| Bar | 400 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm |
| Crank | 170 mm | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm |
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