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06-03-08, 10:09 AM
#101
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Agreed. In this case, I absolutely had to have the Thomson. But the 10 degree would have put the angle up from the top tube to a greater degree than the 17 is down. Plus I would have had to cut the steerer tube to the headset to get the height correct. In the end, I chose this route.
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06-03-08, 05:47 PM
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Very gorgeous bike. One of the few I find stand out in terms of looks. The fork do look weird for the rest of the bike, and I personally don't like the 2 tone cable and tape job, but those are very personal things. Regardless, the bike looks very very nice. A friend of mine got the new black Orbea TT and that thing is so hot. Of course, he killed the whole thing by putting Shingamo-mangano components in it rather than fit it with Campy. In retrospect, I should have run him over with the car just for that.
In any case, very nice bike.
In any case, very nice bike.
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06-03-08, 07:03 PM
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Then it walked off the set. Prima donna.
07-06-08, 07:16 PM
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Very sweet bike Rad, I missed this thread in my little vacation from bike forums.
Just got my Orca the other day as well, I also chose to add some red to the front end, just in another way!
Sorry for the crappy pic. . . . . ..
This should become the show us your Orca thread!
Just got my Orca the other day as well, I also chose to add some red to the front end, just in another way!
Sorry for the crappy pic. . . . . ..
This should become the show us your Orca thread!
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08-18-09, 01:45 PM
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beautiful shots and Orca.. love the hotlight setup.. always great for commercial type studios..
still waiting to complete a hotlight setup for my portrait uses..
still waiting to complete a hotlight setup for my portrait uses..
08-06-10, 08:16 AM
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08-06-10, 09:25 AM
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I live in the same town as Orbea-USA and there are a lot of Orbea’s here…..I have owned two of them myself………Competitive Cyclist is also a LBS of mine. Orbea’s are very pretty bikes and the Orca is the top dog but bang for your buck there are better bikes out there. If you want a bling bike it is hard to be an Orca. If you want performance for the money it cost to buy an Orca get something else.
I did notice the Thomson seat post…….that was a good thing. Orbea’s come with the worst seat posts in the world. They have a metal bracket that with grooves that lock in with carbon grooves in the seat post. It takes less than a year to wear out the carbon groves and you have to get a new post.
I did notice the Thomson seat post…….that was a good thing. Orbea’s come with the worst seat posts in the world. They have a metal bracket that with grooves that lock in with carbon grooves in the seat post. It takes less than a year to wear out the carbon groves and you have to get a new post.
08-09-10, 07:39 AM
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08-09-10, 06:53 PM
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I live in the same town as Orbea-USA and there are a lot of Orbea’s here…..I have owned two of them myself………Competitive Cyclist is also a LBS of mine. Orbea’s are very pretty bikes and the Orca is the top dog but bang for your buck there are better bikes out there. If you want a bling bike it is hard to be an Orca. If you want performance for the money it cost to buy an Orca get something else.
First, the frame, group and wheels were all used when I got them. Hardly used, but still used. Total cost to build this bike as photographed was right around $2700. Of course, it took the better part of 6 months to source the deals but it was well worth the work and time.
Sadly, I no longer have this bike. When I lost my job last year, it was the first to go and in retrospect, I wish I had kept it. I LOVED riding this bike. But I couldn't deny the resale value - I actually made money on it. And I know there will always be other bikes...
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