{"id":185,"date":"2021-11-11T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=651877"},"modified":"2021-11-11T16:15:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T15:15:17","slug":"the-new-orbea-terra-could-be-the-most-customisable-gravel-bike-you-can-buy","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/the-new-orbea-terra-could-be-the-most-customisable-gravel-bike-you-can-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Orbea Terra could be the most customisable gravel bike you can buy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Sam Challis\n \t\t<\/p>
Published: Thursday, 11 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>
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The Orbea Terra has been redesigned for 2022 and now boasts bigger tyre clearances, nimbler handling characteristics and an adaptable design. Orbea says that to best serve the wide-ranging remit of gravel, the Terra can be easily modified to suit a variety of riders\u2019 needs and budgets.<\/p>\n
As such, barring some special headset spacers, the new Terra is as non-proprietary as things get. It\u2019s compatible with 1x and 2x electronic and mechanical groupsets; with both 700c wheels (with 45mm clearance) and 650b wheels (with 50mm clearance); fits conventional bars, stems and seatposts; and offers mounting points galore for bottle cages and mudguard\/fender mounts.<\/p>\n
The bike is offered as seven models in six sizes, ranging in price from \u00a32,899 \/ \u20ac2,899 \/ $3,199 to \u00a34,999 \/ \u20ac4,999 \/ $5,299.<\/p>\n
Using Orbea\u2019s MyO custom bike builder tool, however (an option Orbea offers at no extra cost), the spec and even paint scheme can be tweaked further to suit individual needs to a much greater extent than many other bike brands offer.<\/p>\n
The carbon-framed Terra will be available to buy later in November, but there will also be an aluminium version of the Terra available in the near future that Orbea says will achieve more accessible price points. The aluminium Terra will also have rear-rack compatibility.<\/p>\n
Orbea Terra 2022: 10 things you need to know<\/h2>\n
45mm 700c tyre clearance, 50mm for 650b tyres<\/li>\n
Asymmetric chainstays accommodate a range of drivetrains<\/li>\n
Handling has been quickened up\u00a0<\/li>\n
Compliance has been built into seat tube and fork<\/li>\n
Multiple cage\/bag mounting points and fender\/mudguard mounts<\/li>\n
Very customisable: fits most standard components<\/li>\n
Seven models across six frame sizes, from XS to XXL<\/li>\n
Spec and paint can be changed using Orbea\u2019s MyO program<\/li>\n
Prices range from \u00a32,899 \/ \u20ac2,899 \/ $3,199 to \u00a34,999 \/ \u20ac4,999 \/ $5,299<\/li>\n
Carbon bike available in late autumn, aluminium version coming soon<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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The new Terra makes up ground<\/h2>\n
Orbea launched the first Terra back in 2017, having started to develop it in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe recognised the gravel trend had potential, but didn\u2019t really know how it was going to evolve,\u201d says Orbea\u2019s product manager, Joseba Arizaga.<\/p>\n
It meant the brand was early into the discipline, but it entered somewhat conservatively.<\/p>\n
In geometry terms, the first Terra wasn\u2019t too far removed from an endurance road bike, offering a similar high and short ride position, but with a more relaxed head-tube angle and moderate 40mm 700c tyre clearance.<\/p>\n
All change for Orbea\u2019s new Terra.<\/span><\/figcaption>Orbea<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
With the new Terra, Orbea has taken a much more modern and committed design approach. Orbea says the new bike has more reactive handling, yet should be more stable too.<\/p>\n
The brand says this has been achieved by lengthening the reach of the bike (the distance from the bottom bracket to the top of the head tube) and dropping the bottom bracket.<\/p>\n
Changes like these usually calm the handling of a bike but, to counteract this, Orbea has steepened the head-tube angle and specced shorter stems as standard. It\u2019s a recipe that\u2019s proving popular in modern gravel bike design.<\/p>\n
The new Terra\u2019s tyre clearance is much more contemporary too. Orbea claims tyre clearance has been bumped up to 45mm for 700c wheels and 50mm clearance can be achieved on 650b wheels. That\u2019s despite shortening the chainstays to 420mm.<\/p>\n
Orbea says it was able to tuck the chainstays in that much \u2013 which helps the new Terra\u2019s lively handling characteristics \u2013 but still offer so much tyre clearance by dropping the driveside chainstay.<\/p>\n
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