Orbea's New Raw Carbon Finish Saves Up to 100 Grams
Orbea has launched a new raw carbon finish for some of its high-end models which it claims will save around 100 grams.
The new customization option from Orbea is available on its Alma, Oiz OMX and Rise bikes through its MyO tool. By removing the color layer, Orbea can decrease the thickness of the initial paint treatment and the final varnish, this results in a weight saving of between 80-100 grams depending on the model. For its lightweight XC bikes like the Alma and Oiz this is a decent weight saving but for the Rise eMTB it is probably more of a design choice than a choice that offers any real advantage on the trails.
The raw finish option is available alongside the existing range of colours and it can be adjusted to have a matte or gloss coat on the raw carbon. While the finish is mostly paint-free, the frames will still feature the standard logos which can have their colours changed as part of the MyO program.
The new finish options are available now through Orbea's MyO program and you can find out more about the Raw carbon finish here.
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Elon loves to take something thought of as waste and turn it into profit. A good example are the bricks they sell from the Boring company.
Feet and inches are actually from the length of a grain of barley. An inch being 3 dry grains stacked end to end.
Barley used to be super common and worked effectively as a reference of measure. We now need higher accuracy so using a system based on something none really uses doesn't make sense.
yes you could take a dump & loose 100g, but the person with the raw carbon would still be lighter
That is interesting to know and I have to say quite surprising. I assumed because you always do Scott bikes they must be supplying you - it's great publicity after all. To hear that you have actually purchased some of them makes them even better.
Out of interest, do you hammer the bikes after the photos are done? If so, have any of them ever snapped or cracked on places where the knife slipped? I've heard people say carbon bars usually crack where the brake levers have been moved and scored the tube with a bit of grit that was under the clamp. Using a knife blade seems like it would have a high possibility of leaving similar scores or scratches. What is your experience of that?
I've been building more or less wild bikes for many years, but with those two xc bikes my builds started to get a lot of attention so now things are a little different of course with some support. But those two, the Genius and my alu Scale were fully paid for.
Absolutely, some more than others but they all get properly ridden. I've taken xc bikes tot he bike park, raced and for example that World's Lightest Spark build survived the ABSA Cape Epic stage race under its new owner.
While you can damage frames with the knife method for sure, cuts like that is nothing I worry about. It can happen quite easily on sharp corners/edges of frames but with a stiff knife blade and good technique you'd b e fine. As for that specific problem you describe I dare say that in most cases it's not about surface damage but over tightening. While a scratch isn't good and can lead to failure, in many places on a bike you so many layers of carbon that a very minor damage to the outer layer won't cause a failure. For example most frames are sanded quite a lot after they come out of the mold, so they sand through the outer layer in spots at the factory already.
But especially lightweight handlebars and seat posts are sensitive to over tightening, an I've seen quite a few cases over the years.
Better to take a full shit.
Dangerholm: Hold my beer.
Engineers: Done.
Of course it will cost more coz it's lighter!!! What a joke.
Probably he stays with Nukeproof!?