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Don´t Just Finish - Crush It! #NewOrdu
2014-07-03
The Ordu OME has been designed to push you past what you thought was possible – to that magical day when you don’t feel the wind or relent to the pain – when you don’t just finish the race, you crush it.
THE NEW ORDU
The New Ordu Competition always produces your finest efforts. Going beyond yourself in the pursuit of excellence, the sensation of controlled physical chaos, the satisfaction of knowing that nothing was left in reserve – these are the reasons you show up to race. Personal goals are established, reached or exceeded. Success can come in small increments or spectacular breakthroughs that provide mental fuel for a long season.
1. AERODYNAMIC DESIGN
The leading edge of the Ordu OME frameset received the highest priority for aerodynamic shaping. The straight 1–1/8” steerer tube allows a narrow headtube that minimizes frontal area. At only 38mm wide, it decreases aerodynamic drag by integrating smoothly into the main triangle, making this critical area more slippery and smoothing airflow across the frame. Triathletes are not the only riders who can benefit from these advantages - the frame and fork are UCI legal, making the Ordu OME a serious contender for use in sanctioned Time Trial events. Any standard road bike front or rear brake can be employed, making it user-friendly and ready to accept the best the market has to offer.
2. FRAME STIFFNESS
While aerodynamics push frame design toward narrower tubes that present the smallest-possible face to the breeze, a frame must be rigid to transfer energy to the rear wheel. Advantages gained against the wind should not be surrendered to flex, brake rub or questionable handling. The Ordu OME is more aerodynamic than its predecessor and is significantly stiffer as well. This translates to a faster bike that handles better and delivers more power to the road.
3. GEOMETRY FIT AND PHILOSOPHY
What we’re suggesting is an evolution in bike geometry. It’s a different way to look at how to design and build bike frames that allows the Ordu OME to fit a wider range of riders and follow a more linear size progression. The new size range includes XS, SM, MD, and LG sizes and ensures that anyone can ride an Ordu OME, no matter how large or small. The progressive sizing ensures that our XS bike indeed offers the smallest fit and that subsequent sizes grow in a linear and predictable fashion.
4. ORBEA MONOCOQUE CARBON
Monocoque construction guarantees a carbon structure with optimum performance and long term reliability and it’s the only way we’ve ever done it. We mold the one-piece structures so that each tube is connected to the next, with continuous fibers through each critical juncture. As you ride, your bike will be subjected to a variety of forces – tension, compression, torsion, etc. Our monocoque frames allow optimal distribution of these forces over the entire structure because of the perfect fusion of the composite materials.
OME CARBON (Orbea Monocoque Evolution) carbon construction takes advantage of blending high modulus fibers with standard carbon fibers to reach an optimum balance of performance, durability, and value.
