Cube Litening C:68X
Racers who want Cube value. Agree is the more aero-named sibling; Attain is endurance.
Cube's aero/light race bike. German spec-for-the-money, race geometry, a lot of bike in the size run from 50–62.
Racers who want Cube value. Agree is the more aero-named sibling; Attain is endurance.
Cube's aero/light race bike. German spec-for-the-money, race geometry, a lot of bike in the size run from 50–62.
Racers who want Cube value. Agree is the more aero-named sibling; Attain is endurance.
Cube's aero/light race bike. German spec-for-the-money, race geometry, a lot of bike in the size run from 50–62.
Racers and fit riders who want Giant's race geometry without Propel's deep tubes.
Giant's lightweight race bike: compact sloping top tube, sharp steering, and a fit that has been a stack/reach reference for a long time. Less aero drama than Propel.
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 |  | |  GiantTCR Advanced 2023 |  OrbeaOrca 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 575 | 575 | 563−12 | 552−23 |
| Reachmm | 396 | 396 | 393−3 | 385−11 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 72.8−0.2 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.5+0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 408 | 408 | 405−3 | 408 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1002 | 1002 | 986−16 | 981−21 |
| BB dropmm | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Litening C:68X 58 | Litening C:68X 58 | TCR Advanced ML | Orca 53 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 110 mm | 110 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm |
| Bar | 440 mm | 440 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm |
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Orbea has dropped many of the aero optimisations of the previous Orca, while it has unified the geometry across the OMX and OMR-tier frames.
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