The newest addition to Orbea’s electrical street bike lineup is right here, and it’s designed to deal with extra than simply pavement. The Orbea Denna, introduced in the present day, is a gravel-optimized electrical street bike that builds on the corporate’s earlier expertise with fashions just like the Acquire and Terra. That includes a mid-drive motor “tuned particularly for off-road circumstances”, the Denna goals to mix energy, vary, and flexibility for riders trying to deal with every thing from steep climbs to free trails.
On the coronary heart of the Denna is Orbea’s RS Gen2 RC system, a personalized model of Shimano’s EP platform. The RS (Rider Synergy) branding refers to Orbea’s firmware tweaks that purpose to ship a extra pure journey really feel by adjusting energy supply to match rider enter.
The second-generation replace will increase the motor’s torque output to 85 Nm, giving it loads of climbing potential, particularly on rougher terrain.
The Denna provides two built-in energy modes:
• Gravel mode is tuned for smoother gravel roads, providing a extra environment friendly energy supply at increased cadences.
• Gravel+ mode adjusts torque for looser terrain, delivering additional energy at decrease cadences to enhance traction.
Riders can additional tweak the help settings via the Shimano e-Tube app, dialing in torque output to match their using fashion.
Orbea designed the Denna with tire clearance as much as 50c, permitting riders to customise their setup based mostly on terrain. The body geometry contains:
• A decrease backside bracket for stability
• Optimized chainstay size for steadiness between responsiveness and luxury
• An extended wheelbase to enhance dealing with over uneven terrain
• A size-specific fork path for constant journey high quality throughout all body sizes
The OMR carbon body and fork are constructed for each stiffness and compliance, permitting an attention-grabbing mixture of vertical flex to soak up street vibrations whereas sustaining lateral rigidity for environment friendly pedaling.
The Denna is powered by a 420Wh battery, which Orbea claims can help as much as 3.5 km (2.5 miles) of elevation achieve in Eco mode. That’s not precisely the most typical option to measure battery capability, however most electrical street bikes with comparable sized batteries tout flat land ranges of 120-150 km (75-90 miles) per cost.
For riders who want much more vary, an non-compulsory 210Wh vary extender battery that’s roughly the scale of a water bottle provides additional distance with out considerably rising weight.
Whereas vary extenders are much less frequent for on a regular basis e-bikes, electrical street bikes and gravel bikes are uniquely related candidates, as riders of some of these bikes usually head out on prolonged rides overlaying important distances.
Riders can swap between help modes utilizing the left brake lever, and the system is suitable with a number of show choices, together with Shimano’s EN600 unit or a paired Garmin machine for real-time battery and motor information.
For added utility, all Denna fashions embrace mounting factors for fenders and two water bottle cages, making it adaptable for long-distance adventures.
Orbea is providing the Denna via its MyO customization program, permitting patrons to pick out parts, colours, and finishes to match their using fashion—whether or not which means a extra road-oriented construct or a full gravel setup.
Joseba Arizaga, Orbea’s Street Product Supervisor, summed up the corporate’s imaginative and prescient for the Denna:
‘’We’re thrilled to be launching Denna in the present day. It represents the following evolution of eRoad using—the place energy, vary, and functionality come collectively to interrupt down obstacles and redefine what’s attainable. With our Rider Synergy idea and gravel-specific tuning, Denna supplies a seamless, pure journey really feel that enhances each journey, whether or not on clean tarmac, rugged backroads or each. It’s not nearly help; it’s about increasing the journey, unlocking new routes, and pushing additional than ever earlier than.”
Final however not least (undoubtedly not least), costs might be discovered under. They vary significantly for the completely different fashions that characteristic increased spec loadouts of key parts.
| Euros (EU) | {Dollars} (US) | Kilos (UK) | |
| M10i | 9,999 | 9,999 | 8,999 |
| M11e | 9,999 | 9,999 | 8,999 |
| M20i | 7,599 | 7,599 | 7,299 |
| M31e | 6,999 | 6,999 | 6,399 |
| M20 | 5,899 | 5,999 | 5,699 |
| M30 | 5,499 | 5,599 | 5,199 |
