The Basque bike brand Orbea has given its Avant aluminium road bike model an overhaul by changing the frame silhouette, refining the geometry and adding a party piece "Service Box" under the downtube to stash essentials. Gone is the sharp drop towards the back of the top tube as it meets the seat cluster that we saw on the Avant launched in 2020 , with Orbea going for a more conventional sloping top tube on the 2025 model.
Other than the shape of the frame, the geometry of it was also a big focus of Orbea’s efforts on the new Avant: "Comfort is key", so the brand says.
In its attempts to achieve more riding comfort, Orbea has gone for a steeper seat angle and a longer top tube to "put the rider in the perfect position to attack the climbs".
For increased descending confidence, the fork angle has been relaxed and the wheelbase lengthened, and a size-specific fork trail should further improve handling.
The carbon fork utilises Orbea’s ‘OMR carbon form’, essentially the addition of high strength fibres to the standard lay-up to increase the stiffness-to-weight ratio, and banish any old tropes about aluminium-framed bikes being tooth-rattling … The welds look noticeably smoother on the new Avant
The 35mm tyre clearance (without mudguards, and 32mm with them), mudguard mounts and ICR+ full internal cable routing all carry over from the outgoing model. Aesthetically Orbea appears to have tidied up the welds even more on the new Avant, and practically it claims that […]
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