Bike Check: Catharine Pendrel's Orbea Oiz - Nove Mesto World Cup XC

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Rabbuit (May 22, 2015 at 16:15)

I pretend I'm a carrot

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EnduroFan84 (May 22, 2015 at 16:38)

Sometimes I paint myself yellow than climb a tree and pretend I'm a banana

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benyaks (May 22, 2015 at 16:49)

orange ya glad i didn't say banana?

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EnduroFan84 (May 22, 2015 at 16:52)

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Joelrider (May 22, 2015 at 17:57)

Sometimes, I put a slice of bread in each side of my face and I say I'm an Idiot Sandwish

maynardle3 (May 23, 2015 at 6:07)

Just in the way you wrote this, I genuinely feel that you are probably a beautiful carrot.

ollie19 (May 23, 2015 at 6:40)

Gordon Ramsey is that you?

maynardle3 (May 23, 2015 at 6:54)

...it is.

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AngusMcIntoshMedia (May 22, 2015 at 16:17)

You are pretty serious about being light weight when you start leaving out pivots and bearings to shave a few grams!

ithomas (May 22, 2015 at 16:21)

no cooling fins... too much weight

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speed10 (May 22, 2015 at 16:43)

No pivots or finned brake pads because of the weight penalty. Yet, there is at least an inch of spacers and steerer tube protruding above the stem. hmmm

aidanbrown559 (May 22, 2015 at 16:56)

The fins come on the trail version and no fins on the race version, those are what you'd get straight out of your lbs

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WayneParsons (May 22, 2015 at 17:03)

when its how you earn a salary then it does become serious business.

mddigger (May 22, 2015 at 18:07)

and carbon fiber brake levers?

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DGWW (May 22, 2015 at 18:32)

Great to see Canadians covered on a Canadian website, but In Canada (and the rest of the world) its carbon FIBRE. Only American's spell it as FIBER.

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RichardCunningham (May 22, 2015 at 18:47)

Would you like a dash of aluminium and some ground up tyres with that Canadian high fibre diet?

jaycubzz (May 22, 2015 at 18:57)

canada smart ass, not UK

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RichardCunningham (May 22, 2015 at 19:13)

Oh, that's right..... wait for it.... Canada is in America. - at least one of the Americas. Colour me wrong.

jaycubzz (May 22, 2015 at 19:44)

haha what? why does pinkbike let invalids like you work for them?

also way to spell colour correctly.

theedon (May 22, 2015 at 20:28)

COLOUR!!!!

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RichardCunningham (May 22, 2015 at 21:56)

Sorry. Still learning to speak Canadian

keystonebikes (May 23, 2015 at 2:09)

does that mean canadians pronounce it carbon fi-bruh?

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poah (May 23, 2015 at 5:06)

Fiber originates from the french fibre and the latin fibra. However, since americans are mostly stupid they can't handle non phonetic spellings or pronouncations hence why they can't sound oregano, aluminium and a whole host of other words properly or spell them correctly. Heck you can't even use the right way to show the date

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thustlewhumber (May 23, 2015 at 10:19) (Below Threshold)

Sorry, can't hear you over my FREEDOM!

DGWW (May 23, 2015 at 11:44)

I find the whole 'land of the free' thing just hilarious these days...America aint free my friend, I wish it was but that is just not the case.

poah (May 23, 2015 at 13:09)

so the patriot act is freedom. You'll also find that people over this side of the pond, particularly in scotland, don't care about the war of independance

thustlewhumber (May 23, 2015 at 15:52)

1) www.tep-online.info/laku/usa/rights.htm

2) I'm pretty sure the British cared about the Revolutionary War

3) Don't take the internet so seriously

poah (May 24, 2015 at 2:25)

They probably cared at the time like in England but that was 200 years ago

You do realise where your "freedom" comes from don't you

fracasnoxteam (May 24, 2015 at 4:36)

In France we say carbone. easier.

mgolder (May 24, 2015 at 13:51)

Well, without France, America would not have their 'freedom' (or should that be America would not have their 'freedom fries'). America at that time wouldn't have beaten the British alone. Also, your national anthem isn't even really American.

nozes (May 22, 2015 at 17:30)

Any word on total weight?

mudmandhbrazil (May 22, 2015 at 17:19)

Dream xc bike

krager (May 22, 2015 at 18:11)

I have the exact same water bottle!!

Sshredder (May 23, 2015 at 10:34)

I wonder which material would last longer for a pivot less chain stay. Titanium or carbon fiber?

fasian (May 22, 2015 at 16:18)

Looks sketchy..................

skiwenric (May 22, 2015 at 16:31)

Yeah Kika! Looks like it'll get you across the line before the rest

littlefisheries (May 22, 2015 at 20:24)

Kamloops for the win.

Theeeeo (May 23, 2015 at 2:08)

I used to ride with 1 spoke missing on my rear wheel, can I be XC?

scantregard (May 25, 2015 at 4:08)

what seat colar is that? Tune carbon fibre?

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dancingwhale (May 22, 2015 at 16:50)

I don't really see the point of a carbon over-laid rim.. What are the perks..? Sounds almost tacky to me, like the carbon fiber vinyl wrap put on cars.

deeeight (May 22, 2015 at 16:53)

Stronger, no need for an internal inflatable bladder with holes large enough to remove.

mgolder (May 24, 2015 at 13:44)

A vinyl wrap is vinyl . . . And has no structural integrity to speak of. Carbon fibre is not vinyl. And has some fine structural integrity.

hi-dr-nick (May 22, 2015 at 18:24)

I'm sure it's rad but boy is that thing ugly as hell

nouser (May 22, 2015 at 22:22)

I kinda like the looks of it. I don't think I would like it so much though without the stripes and maple leaf.