Originally Posted by orcanova
I have the black Rolf Prima Elan Aero's but its hard to tell because they all look alike...
My '06 Orca is 14.75 lbs. (sans pedals) with the Rolf wheels, Toupe saddle, and some retro-fitted titanium hardware...
That bike could be sub-15 lbs. with a lighter saddle and if it weren't a triple chainring...
I saw another Orca at the shop with the SRAM Force Gruppo, Look Keo super dooper titaniam pedals, a saddle and Bontrager Race XXX carbon tubulars and it weighed 15.4 pounds on the digital scale.
Also, the bike pictured is 48 cm and set up for a woman (wife). Seat is wider, handlebars are Bontrager Carbon short reach. She was custom fitted and the Orbea Orca had the best match for frame geometry. She road an Orbea for a couple of hours as well as other bikes before making a selection. Then we built up the bike.
This is the point for the OP. For a first road bike, this is going to cost a lot of dough no matter how good you shop so get the fit right, ride the bike and make sure you like the ride. The Orca is a very cool bike and looks better in person and according to my wife rides and climbs like a dream.