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.
| Measurement | DiamondbackPodium 2022 | DiamondbackPodium 2021 |  OrbeaOrca 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 552 | 552 | 552 |
| Reachmm | 387 | 387 | 385−2 |
| Head tube angle° | 73.0 | 73.0 | 72.8−0.2 |
| Seat tube angle° | 73.5 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 408 | 408 | 408 |
| Wheelbasemm | 991 | 991 | 981−10 |
| BB dropmm | 69 | 69 | 70+1 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — |
| Part | Podium 56 | Podium 56 | Orca 53 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 100 mm | 100 mm | 90 mm |
| Bar | 420 mm | 420 mm | 400 mm |
| Crank | 172.5 mm | 172.5 mm | 170 mm |
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.
Orbea says, “the Orca is around 3W faster than an aero bike, for an average rider, on a 5% slope, and around 6W faster on a 10% slope.” The Orca OMX has claimed ...
