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Thinking of Onix...
So, I'm in the market for a new bike and have been looking quite
longingly at the Orbea Onix (full carbon) frame with Campag gear hanging off it. There is surprisingly little in the way of reviews to be found through Google. Does anyone have one of these frames? Any strong opinions either way about them? I'm a big rider (6'1" and over 95kg). I've kind of decided it's what I want. I've ridden one and it feels good but I'm being cautious and am seeking reasons for buying/not buying this bike. I've got the jitters about laying out that much cash for a bike although I've got a pretty good price from an LBS. Cheers, Duncan. |
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Duncan Farrow Wrote: So, I'm in the market for a new bike and have been looking quit longingly at the Orbea Onix (full carbon) frame with Campag gea hanging off it. There is surprisingly little in the way o reviews to be found through Google. Does anyone have one of thes frames? Any strong opinions either way about them? I'm a big ride (6'1" and over 95kg) I've kind of decided it's what I want. I've ridden one and it feel good but I'm being cautious and am seeking reasons for buying/no buyin this bike. I've got the jitters about laying out that much cash fo a bike although I've got a pretty good price from an LBS Cheers Duncan. sounds like you have already decided I had the jitters about spending what I thought was a lot of money a well, but I know what it will be taking through this year. I ride a lo and it simply is the best thing for my riding that I have ever done, out grew my old bike in terms of riding ability the only thing I might add, have you tested at least a few simila bikes, your reaction to the bike of it is good, does not sound o over-powering enthusiasm. when I rode the bike I ended up buying, it felt just unbelieveable i just "felt" like everything I wanted. you wont regret it though -- MikeyO Live in Melbourne, soon to be married, 33, 6', 76 kgs, enjoy bein active, whenever possible in any form. |
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Thinking of Onix...
Duncan Farrow wrote:
So, I'm in the market for a new bike and have been looking quite longingly at the Orbea Onix (full carbon) frame with Campag gear hanging off it. There is surprisingly little in the way of reviews to be found through Google. Does anyone have one of these frames? Any strong opinions either way about them? I'm a big rider (6'1" and over 95kg). Haven't ridden one, but have a mate with one and he loves it. He is a bit shorter than you though. They sure are nice looking machines... I've kind of decided it's what I want. I've ridden one and it feels good but I'm being cautious and am seeking reasons for buying/not buying this bike. I've got the jitters about laying out that much cash for a bike although I've got a pretty good price from an LBS. What else have you ridden to compare it with? -- Brett |
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Brett wrote:
Duncan Farrow wrote: So, I'm in the market for a new bike and have been looking quite longingly at the Orbea Onix (full carbon) frame with Campag gear hanging off it. There is surprisingly little in the way of reviews to be found through Google. Does anyone have one of these frames? Any strong opinions either way about them? I'm a big rider (6'1" and over 95kg). Haven't ridden one, but have a mate with one and he loves it. He is a bit shorter than you though. They sure are nice looking machines... I've kind of decided it's what I want. I've ridden one and it feels good but I'm being cautious and am seeking reasons for buying/not buying this bike. I've got the jitters about laying out that much cash for a bike although I've got a pretty good price from an LBS. What else have you ridden to compare it with? -- Brett That's the nub of my difficulty, nothing as yet. For the price, the only comparable machines are the Giants (although they are a bit cheaper) and they do not get a good rap for stiffness. I also considered the Specialized Robaix but a friend of mine snorted through his nose at that! I did flirt with Eddy Merckx but ultimately baulked at the price. Same for Colnago and Look. As far as test rides are concerned, I'm finding it pretty difficult to find bikes of that quality, in my size built up and on the floor to test. Even the Onix I took out belonged to one of the guys at the shop (which, is a recommendation in itself - especially as his other bike is $12k Look). My current bike is an all steel (Columbus Thron) 60cm with Veloce gear and (now) Sirocco wheels. Still a nice bike but heavier than the Orbea and I think, based on my brief ride of the Onix, not as stiff. No-one has given me a reason for not going for it! The bang-for-buck factor seems pretty good and, as you say, it's a good looking bike. Cheers, Duncan. |
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Duncan Farrow Wrote: So, I'm in the market for a new bike and have been looking quite longingly at the Orbea Onix (full carbon) frame with Campag gear hanging off it. There is surprisingly little in the way of reviews to be found through Google. Does anyone have one of these frames? Any strong opinions either way about them? I'm a big rider (6'1" and over 95kg). I've kind of decided it's what I want. I've ridden one and it feels good but I'm being cautious and am seeking reasons for buying/no buying this bike. I've got the jitters about laying out that much cash for a bike although I've got a pretty good price from an LBS. Cheers, Duncan. They're a classy looking bike. Did you see the review of it in the Nov/Dec 04 Bicycling Australia mag (it had Ryan Bailey on the cover). They said the frame tubes ar different profiles and weaves than the Orca (1000g) so it weighs 1200 and rides differently. All up weight of the Ultegra version was 7.9k without pedals. The reviewer thought it felt very light and stiff climbed and sprinted very well, but didn't rave about it's vertica compliance and complained about the hit from bigger bumps. If you want I could scan it in for you. Ada -- adam85 |
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adam85 wrote:
Duncan Farrow Wrote: So, I'm in the market for a new bike and have been looking quite longingly at the Orbea Onix (full carbon) frame with Campag gear hanging off it. There is surprisingly little in the way of reviews to be found through Google. Does anyone have one of these frames? Any strong opinions either way about them? I'm a big rider (6'1" and over 95kg). I've kind of decided it's what I want. I've ridden one and it feels good but I'm being cautious and am seeking reasons for buying/not buying this bike. I've got the jitters about laying out that much cash for a bike although I've got a pretty good price from an LBS. Cheers, Duncan. They're a classy looking bike. Did you see the review of it in the Nov/Dec 04 Bicycling Australia mag? (it had Ryan Bailey on the cover). They said the frame tubes are different profiles and weaves than the Orca (1000g) so it weighs 1200g and rides differently. All up weight of the Ultegra version was 7.9kg without pedals. The reviewer thought it felt very light and stiff, climbed and sprinted very well, but didn't rave about it's vertical compliance and complained about the hit from bigger bumps. If you want I could scan it in for you. Adam Adam, that's a generous offer and given the urgency I'm feeling about putting in an order I'll take you up on it! E-mail is d dot farrow (at) murdoch dot edu dot au I'd be interested to see what wheels are on the test bike. I recently replaced 36 hole ambrosio-balance rims/veloce hubs wheels with scirocco and the difference in the ride was considerable, especially in the stiffness and "feeling the road". Cornering felt much better. Cheers, Duncan. |
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Duncan Farrow Wrote: Duncan Farrow Wrote: Adam, that's a generous offer and given the urgency I'm feeling about putting in an order I'll take you up on it! E-mail is d dot farrow (at) murdoch dot edu dot au I'd be interested to see what wheels are on the test bike. I recently replaced 36 hole ambrosio-balance rims/veloce hubs wheels with scirocco and the difference in the ride was considerable, especially in the stiffness and "feeling the road". Cornering fel much better. Cheers, Duncan. No worries I'll shoot it off tonight. The test bike came with Shiman R550 wheels, which are better than the R540s but still fairly heavy The campag version has Vento G3 wheels - I don't know what they ar like. I see in the states they get a couple of different colours an wheel options (including chorus american classic 350 wheels, kysrium etc). I'm considering a new bike at the moment, might go and check ou on Onix as well. Ada -- adam85 |
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adam85 wrote:
Duncan Farrow Wrote: Duncan Farrow Wrote: Adam, that's a generous offer and given the urgency I'm feeling about putting in an order I'll take you up on it! E-mail is d dot farrow (at) murdoch dot edu dot au I'd be interested to see what wheels are on the test bike. I recently replaced 36 hole ambrosio-balance rims/veloce hubs wheels with scirocco and the difference in the ride was considerable, especially in the stiffness and "feeling the road". Cornering felt much better. Cheers, Duncan. No worries I'll shoot it off tonight. The test bike came with Shimano R550 wheels, which are better than the R540s but still fairly heavy. The campag version has Vento G3 wheels - I don't know what they are like. I see in the states they get a couple of different colours and wheel options (including chorus american classic 350 wheels, kysriums etc). I'm considering a new bike at the moment, might go and check out on Onix as well. Adam The bike I rode had Centaur with Sirocco wheels, an upgrade from the standard Ventos. The Ventos are heavier (by 170g) and don't have the deeper section of the Siroccos. The set up I'm looking at is upgrading to Chorus groupset and Zonda wheels, to save some weight and to get some more carbon on view! Zondas have had great reviews wherever I've looked, ksyrium elites seem to have the occasional poor review. I'd be interested to hear your impressions of the bike. Cheers, Duncan. |
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Thinking of Onix...
I also considered the Specialized Robaix but a friend of mine snorted through his nose at that! " I beg to differ: http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?...ed_roubaix_pro http://roadbikereview.com/latest-bik...3_5668crx.aspx http://roadbikereview.com/latest-bik...6_5668crx.aspx I am so far happy with my (2005 Roubaix Comp) also but it is early days yet ...... Orbea Onix should be a great bike also if road tests are to be believed. |
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