Pdoz
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Why is the ltd price / weight / marketing getting people so upset? We have a whole thread on spec levo weights with scary $ being spent on bling , lots of different compromises made and I don't see people ranting because someone went for carbon cranks or wheels?
Orbea has done us a huge favour - the other manufacturers now have a new weight / performance target to chase . Don't forget, Orbea has offered 4 basic levels with the options to change spec within each of those levels - including the option to spec DOWN components to reduce cost. They're giving us a choice at the time of purchase , which seems a lot less hassle that what so many buyers do - buy a bike and immediately upgrade components / sell the stock bits at a loss , and tell their significant others that $10 k bike only cost $6. She knows...and if it means she doesn't need to listen, she doesn't care.
IMHO, When you factor in the current market, the cheaper M20 starts looking like great value - it's cheaper than a focus jam 2 9.9 was going to be , ( Exclusive review: FOCUS JAM² 9.9 DRIFTER 2021 – Brand new Shimano EP8 motor and a modular battery system | E-MOUNTAINBIKE Magazine ) , it's lighter , and has the option to order the fox 36 factory forks . It's still scary expensive compared to what many of us we buying 2 years ago, but if I compare my 23.8 kg giant full e pro with a 19 kg orbea m20 , the giant looks like a fugly joke. Yet I love that fugly joke....so a sexy orbea is looking pretty good to me...and the M10 would probably make me look like that fat bald dentist with a trophy wife....so imagine being able to feel like a rockstar for just the price of an orbea ltd! No divorce, no expensive gifts, and until the unobtanium Mk 7 is released life is good. Bikes are cheap.
Orbea has done us a huge favour - the other manufacturers now have a new weight / performance target to chase . Don't forget, Orbea has offered 4 basic levels with the options to change spec within each of those levels - including the option to spec DOWN components to reduce cost. They're giving us a choice at the time of purchase , which seems a lot less hassle that what so many buyers do - buy a bike and immediately upgrade components / sell the stock bits at a loss , and tell their significant others that $10 k bike only cost $6. She knows...and if it means she doesn't need to listen, she doesn't care.
IMHO, When you factor in the current market, the cheaper M20 starts looking like great value - it's cheaper than a focus jam 2 9.9 was going to be , ( Exclusive review: FOCUS JAM² 9.9 DRIFTER 2021 – Brand new Shimano EP8 motor and a modular battery system | E-MOUNTAINBIKE Magazine ) , it's lighter , and has the option to order the fox 36 factory forks . It's still scary expensive compared to what many of us we buying 2 years ago, but if I compare my 23.8 kg giant full e pro with a 19 kg orbea m20 , the giant looks like a fugly joke. Yet I love that fugly joke....so a sexy orbea is looking pretty good to me...and the M10 would probably make me look like that fat bald dentist with a trophy wife....so imagine being able to feel like a rockstar for just the price of an orbea ltd! No divorce, no expensive gifts, and until the unobtanium Mk 7 is released life is good. Bikes are cheap.