Orbea Rise Review | Orbea Takes A Gamble On The Lightweight e-MTB Segment

Published 2021-07-01
The Orbea Rise takes a very different approach, using a smaller battery and a de-tuned Shimano EP8-RS motor to create a sub-19kg electric mountain bike. But is it just a limp e-MTB that's held back by reduced power? Or does Orbea's concept bring something genuinely new to the e-Table?

Read on: flowmountainbike.com/tests/orbea-rise-review/

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Orbea Rise Review

0:00​​​​ - Intro
1:06 - Suspension & Wheelsize
1:27 - Shimano EP8-RS Motor
1:53 - Battery
2:38 - Orbea Rise Price & Spec
3:12 - Orbea Rise Weight
3:27 - Strengths
4:42 - Motor Performance
6:22 - Weaknesses
9:01 - Range
9:45 - Orbea Rise vs Specialized Levo SL
11:16 - Flow's Verdict

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All Comments (21)
  • @jamesralph4785
    Great review, I have been searching for this type of full review and it delivered. I have a M10 on order, and have only had a 10 min ride on a shop model so wanted to learn more, at 55 and have been riding mtbs for 35 yrs and this is the pinnacle for me. Tried full fat ebikes and they feel like I,m just hanging on as a passenger plus I found them so awkward to lift over gates and onto bike racks, this bike is the sweet spot!
  • @michaelpenrose1
    Great review for someone thinking of a lower power ebike. Flow reviews are really in-depth and useful for the potential buyer, keep them coming.
  • Great thorough review - I have one of these on order - counting down the days till early November
  • @jodiwoods3015
    Great review. I’ve been on my Rise since June (love it!) and your comments are spot on. 👍
  • @joeldavis3152
    Sounds awesome! I ordered mine a couple of months ago, M10 with carbon wheels upgrade and minions front & rear.
  • I'd love to see Orbea offer a mullet setup with a 160 fork that would be the perfect bike... for me anyway😊
  • Bike and review look great. What trails are you riding here? Looks rad!
  • @Dan-gq4yg
    Hello there, where do you do your test? The trail looks awesome
  • @paulj6152
    Great review, just a shame I'm unable to test ride one. Unless you are heading down to Newcastle soon 👍😛
  • @69indigoblue
    Thanks for the good video packed with interesting contend, to compare the range of the integrated battery, you have to give a hint how fit you are without motor power. How exhausted do you are riding 40-50km with 1400-1500HM on a bio-bike? I am not that fit and could manage to go 30km with up to 400HM without a motor. How much range could I get out of the battery?
  • @-ewen
    I bought an Orbea Rise M10 with the Vault hub. After 8mths and limited rides I was getting a loud pinging noise from the rear hub. On inspection I found that the teeth on the Vault hub were rounded along with the pawls. Clearly the hub is not fit for purpose on an ebike and I do not understand why Orbea are fitting standard mtb components on ebikes!!! The loads incurred on an ebike rear hub are massive compared to that of a conventional bike. So at considerable expense (£450) I have changed out my rear hub to DT Swiss who actually make ebike compatible hubs.
  • great review, although there is no word about the suspension - how can I block front/rear shock on climbs or flat fine roads, where I dont need the suspension?
  • @robhaskins3068
    Nice review. I would really like to ride one. I ride a 2018 levo carbon mullet with trail set on 35% / 55% which is enough for nearly everything and probably similar to RS output.The bonus is 2018 brose motors are nearly completely silent and reliable. Also have a 2020 levo but a bit noisier and reliability??? I'm nearly back to my birth weight at 63kg so Emtb weight not critical. E=Mtb²
  • @halfbrain86
    8:47 are you sure. isn't it broadcasting data using ANT+. I thought it should be visible as a regular ant+ sensor in the roam elemnt. has somebody tested that?
  • @harrysmiles
    I wonder if there is a way to retune the motor to full power? I think that would be awesome option if you wanted to do a shortish rides, then you could just change the max tune back to 60w when you want more range.
  • @zulhilminajmi8560
    After about 3 years the last Keurig stopped working youtube.com/post/UgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG… initially was able to unblock, however eventually we couldn't fix. That one was a replacement unit sent by the manufacturer after we had problems with our very first Keurig. This works fine (lol, at least for now) however I didn't realize the water reservoir was so much smaller than our prior unit. With 2 people having one or two cups of coffee each morning, it seems like I'm refilling it daily. Otherwise just happy to have the convenience of pod coffee vs. making a morning pot.
  • @derekturner9514
    Hi Will, what are the trousers your wearing? Real smart👍