Choosing between these two; suggestions pls

[D_Ch]

Hi, i've been waiting delivery of a Scott Strike 930 for a couple of months now; see:

Scott Strike order holder questions

Hi, i've been riding a 26" epic for years in the steep mountains around where i live; now a couple of friends got ebikes (a Levo and an Orbea Wild) and pushed me to give it a go. My LBS (where both got theirs) offered me as a 'reasonable' option a Strike 930 expected for mid august; it's still...

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Asking my LBS about news on delivery, they told me they've got an extra Orbea Wild FS H25 available at the moment.
What they told me (and seems reasonable comparing specs from my very ignorant pov) is that it has better suspensions and a bit better groupset than the Scott. And nicer geometry, being the Orbea somewhat shorter (wheelbase and chainstay) and more agile.

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Priced i got for them with pedals, tubeless and the Kiox: the Scott €4.400 while the Orbea would be €4.800.
To me both are wildly expensive from a general perspective, but while i'm set to spend €4.400, an extra €400 is not a huge deal if worth it...
What would you do? Any suggestion is greatly appreciated for such a big expenditure.
Thanks a lot!

 

[KennyB]

Try the Orbea. If it's for you you'll know. If it's not wait for the Scott. But don't hang around, the Orbea may not be there tomorrow.
Oh, and there is that thing about the bird in the hand.

 

[D_Ch]

In fact the exact same bike (Wils H25) is the only one i tried so far; a friend got one at the beginning of the year and loaned it to me in an effort to convince me to get an ebike. In that he succeded, but our LBS this summer only had the Scott coming; then it got delayed and an extra Wild arrived...
I can't say at all if i would like the Strike better; being the Wild the only one i tried so far is very limiting, hence the soutout for suggestions.
I only have an old Epic with the brain sus always open (for refusing the extra expensive maintenance); completely different thing, apart lack of motor... I also have no clue besides the numbers what all the components mean in real life (eg. shocks and forks).
So from my abysmal lack of perspective in these ebikes is where i'd like to get opinions, extra points for whoever has direct experience with either and a free gift if it's with both ;-)
Thanks!

 

[JoeBlow]

I have an Orbea Wild FS H20 which is bang on the middle of the Wild range. It cost me £3990 from Bikester in Germany and has Fox and Shimano components and 29" Swiss DT wheels. When I investigated last September I came to the conclusion that it offered the most "bang for buck" on the market for what I wanted/needed. I've ridden it on average twice a week since that time and have no regrets although I have upgraded the Purion controller/display to a Kiox.

Al

 

[D_Ch]

I have an Orbea Wild FS H20 which is bang on the middle of the Wild range. It cost me £3990 from Bikester in Germany and has Fox and Shimano components and 29" Swiss DT wheels. When I investigated last September I came to the conclusion that it offered the most "bang for buck" on the market for what I wanted/needed. I've ridden it on average twice a week since that time and have no regrets although I have upgraded the Purion controller/display to a Kiox.

Al

Wow, that price seems amazing for an H20; that would probably be around €5.500 here, after discount...
I'm sure if i get the Wild i'll enjoy it a lot; being so ignorant on these kind of bikes, i can't determine if it's worth to pay the extra €400 over the Scott.

 

[D_Ch]

Having had a few Scott bikes the last being a 2018 e genius and now owning an Orbea Wild fs H20 i will say there both great bikes
I would say thou that the orbea frame looks a better quality and finish not enough for me too not buy a scott again in the future but definately nicer
ride wise thats a personal preference there both great
If i was in your shoes thou and things as they are at the moment get the Orbea you wont be sorry and you will be out riding instead of waiting .

Thanks! Did you find the twinlock really useless on the ebike? So much so as to bother?
I'm leaning to still get the Scott still for a few reasons: the €400 cheaper price of course; but particularly the color, being bright orange on the Orbea and black on the Scott. And i could actually not get the Orbea before the scheduled delivery date of the Scott in any case.
It has been a difficult proposition for me since considering getting my first ebike; i suppose i'll be happy with either, it just feels like walking in the dark as far as deciding what's better for me...