marvintheandroid

@tom666: Some truths in there... but you have chosen to ignore the fact that pricing has been climbing at an unsustainable rate and perhaps consumers have grown tired of these trends and decided they don't really need to part with so much cash in order to still have fun mountain biking... coupled with the increasing cost of living. I can't say that I'm surprised or unhappy that a little bit of price correction is on the way.

Not reliable, poor warranty support, AVOID like the plague

The first thing I think about with Transition is - great geometry. The second thing I think - questionable reliability. But that doesn't matter so much when they look after their customers, unlike Orbea.

@stuie321: Rocky Mountain sound like they provide a similar type of warranty to Orbea... ie non-existent. My Rallon cracked along a join ply under the skid plate and they fail it was due to misuse! Only had the bike 6 months and it cost £6000! Bye-bye Orbea

@stuie321: Rocky Mountain sound like they provide a similar type of warranty to Orbea... ie non-existent. My Rallon cracked along a join ply under the skid plate and they fail it was due to misuse! Only had the bike 6 months and it cost £6000! Bye-bye Orbea

@stuie321: Rocky Mountain sound like they provide a similar type of warranty to Orbea... ie non-existent. My Rallon cracked along a join ply under the skid plate and they fail it was due to misuse! Only had the bike 6 months and it cost £6000! Bye-bye Orbea

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...the build quality sucks and 'lifetime' warranty sucks... avoid.

My Rallon went through its main pivot bearings every couple of months. Then my downtube protector started to peel away. I removed it and found a straight crack along the downtube about 6cm. I'm not a big guy, 70kgs riding standard trails. Orbea were dismissive from the start and said it wouldn't be covered, claiming it was the result of a crash (despite this not being the case and no mark on the dt protector). 6 Months later they finally scanned the frame and concluded it was crash damage. They and the vendor Tredz (www.tredz.co.uk) gave me no support what so ever on a £6k. After threatening legal action they eventually offered me a crash replacement frame for £1000. I rejected this as I didn't believe I should have to spend more money on a manufacturing defect. Key learnings - AVOID Orbea, their warranty is meaningless.