New Orbea Occam 2024 | GMBN's Epic Welsh Weekender

To some people, the trail bike is a mile-munching distance machine, and to other people, a trail bike should be a trail-slaying jump park shredder! For this reason, Orbea has split the Occam into two categories. Rich Payne and Anna Cipullo head to the hills aboard the all-new short-travel Occam SL and the longer-travel Occam LT to test the capabilities of both bikes.

⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 - Intro
01:20 - Occam LT
02:29 - Occam SL
03:34 - Descending
05:49 - Ascending
09:09 - Time To Chat Bikes
12:53 - Finishing Up

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What do you look for in a trail bike? Would you go for the short travel or the longer travel version? Let us know! 👇

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[chantsmantrasandrelaxation]

Great to see non park ride. Thank you.

[projectbora]

Great video, probably one of the best I’ve seen on GNBN (long term viewer here).
Also, hats of to the team behind the lens, the videography and editing is 🔥.

[fusionwp]

Without question the SL will be my next bike. Normally buy second hand but at the price of the cheapest (alloy) it’s still well specced to be upgraded easily in future. Excited!

[Ry_Rides]

I agree, I need to get out and do more riding like this! I can’t imagine how hot those mugs were after being on the burner for a while

[raphaelwolff]

Anna and Rich that was so good, awesome bikes and how good was the country side.That was great to watch.

[Rustyfox]

Love these of outdoor adventures. Trail bikes are boss. Great video gmbn 👊🏻

[tablatom]

Nice. My Fatbike, Salsa Mukluk hardtail excels at this kind of riding. Jumbo in the rear, very fast rolling plus the cush, and Minion FBR on the front with a Mastadon fork. Extremely capable and comfortable bike.

[nathanbowler]

The bike is beautiful enough said the info is just bonus

[erictrelz]

Loved the trail bike ride on the second day! That looked like a great time and I wished I could be there. I would probably go with the LT version because I like the shorter travel. Please do more videos like this.

[brianturner]

Great video, the area looked like the back of Pen Twyn Mawr in the Black mountains starting in Crickhowell, I remember riding those hills 25 years ago on a 26er Rock lobster. Amazing place to ride. Great for bikepacking too, there is a bothy on the shores of Gwynne Fawr Resevoir.

[jesseleachman]

i love the raw trail commentary wish yall would include more on review videos even just immediate thoughts as if i were to be riding it down the trail keep up the great work guys love it

[IIISentorIII]

I found it funny that Anna was on the heavier/ slower Bike and not vice versa 😅

Seven months ago I had a similar choice to make with Specialized. Do I take the Evo or the regular one.
After testing both extensively I went with the S4 Stumpjumper Expert with 140mm front travel and 130mm rear. I just had overall more fun with it and it was more playful, kinda like Snowboarding is more playful to me over Skiing even though I like both.

I use the flip chip and ride 90% in the high position that rises the bottom bracket 7mm and honestly make a hug difference in the overall handling compared to low.
I also use lighter tires for most of my Trail riding (Ground Control T7 and Fast Trak T5).

Cheers from Switzerland

[jurisx]

140-140. Don’t really see myself ever needing more.

[phillevin]

Love the bike, just picked up a 2023 leftover Occam h20 eagle. Great bike

[CjM-Outdoors]

Great video!, great views. Do you uploads these routes to a GMBN Strava or Kamoot it would good to see these kind of routes uploaded and see. There one where Anna did the enduro race in exmoor love to see those routes

[adamsmith]

Would there be any chance of showing the route you took on this ride?

[mohella]

Great video, trail ridding is my preferred discipline for sure. I just love getting way out in the ass end of nowhere..

[jammylaw]

Any chance you guys can publish the routes you took? This looked like an epic and fun time.

[babayega]

3:07 talk about a gimmicky part, I've never felt the need to have yet another separate leaver in order to avoid.. what leaning forward ever so slightly to lock/unlock my fork??

[DirtlovR]

160/150 is a trail bike now? People race enduro on that travel.