2025 Orbea Wild Review: The Gold Standard

Happy New Year! We're ringing in 2025 with the new Orbea Wild review.

0:00 Intro
1:32 Drivesystem
3:43 Up
5:15 Down
8:53 What would I change?
9:50 Comparisons
13:04 Buyer's Guide
14:22 Wild Scores

[AdventuresWithClair]

Awesome job again with your review!!! Top Notch Brother

[nathanross]

absolutely the best bike reviewer out there. simple, clean, to the point, unbiased. whenever i'm trundling around bike reviews and i see the bikers edge logo. i click

[.Baryshikov]

Your reviews are still the best. I have some money at the shop waiting for the new Wild MX configuration. I think that might be my sweet spot. Small battery. Big travel. New motor. Seems like it is checking all the boxes for me. But the Rise is compelling too. Just doesn’t quite get my blood up the way the Wild does.

[William.N]

Biker's Edge: the gold standard in full sus bike reviews, whether analog or e-bike

[lovelight]

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[AZMTB]

I love my '24 Wild. I added an EXT e-Storia shock which made a huge difference in both downhill and climbing performance, a Grip X2 damper which made the front end more compliant and less busy, some 155mm Hope cranks (pedal strikes are now a thing of the past), and Magura MT7 calipers (on my Shimano levers) and the brakes are phenomenal now. Also switched to Continental rubber about 400 miles ago. I have about 900 miles on the bike with Strava saying I did 145k feet of climbing and have had zero issues mechanically. The bike is amazing, even descending it's still my favorite bike to be going downhill on (I also have a v2 Megatower with a bunch of upgrades). I don't feel the need to get the '25 Wild, but maybe in a few years we'll see how it's doing.

[phillippedege]

Great video! my 2024 Wild M 20 even at 64 years old is a blast to ride ! I upgraded after market to the latest Fox 38 Grip X2 and X2 shock for a balanced ride that invite me to go faster, if I want to, with a smile !

[dom_says]

Great review on the new Wild! I like the "official" support for MX vs the previous version. Can't agree more on the headset. I wasn't sure I'd be too affected but the spinblock breaks so easily and then there's an avalanche of issues that can come from that such as fork contacting the downtube. (I did a long term review on my 2024 Wild on my channel about this)

The 23/24 MY previous gen is amazing - it seems like Orbea took something awesome and made it even more awesomer. Anyone considering this bike SHOULD look into how rear shock fitment works (it's limited), and the spinblock/headset routing stuff. However when it's dialed in and running right the bike is FANTASTIC.

[karomac]

Thank you for your great video. I am planning to buy my first e bike this year and thought about the Orbea Rise LT, because of the weight. But coming from a Rallon I think the Wild with the 600 battery would be the better choice. (by the way: the colors and the spokes of this bike in the video are awesome!)

[michaelgoodwin]

All the nunbers for this thing sound spot on. Im actually tempted to replace my Levo with one.

[drewyager]

Love my turbo levo but still looking for a n+1. Is this bike different enough to get it

[DelDelap]

great video this is one of the bikes on my and my wifes list, it will look better when the new Bosch screen is release which will tidy up the cockpit.

[gregparis]

Thanks for your great review! It would’ve been interesting to have your thoughts on running it in mullet though !

[kickin]

The 150mm ST version vs the Rise LT is actually what im trying to come to terms with. And as far as i can tell its basically a motor choice... Shimano vs the new Bosch (which is pretty great). The Rise uses a custom battery which might mean there is more risk of it being hard to replace down the line? The Wild uses a Bosch battery which might be easier to replace in 5 or 6 (or more?) years?

[Gill]

Hope you get your hands on the merida one eighty 🎉

[nicholashines]

Great review. Those wheels look cool, what kind are they?

[angeloskontaras]

Great review! Any chance of reviewing a Crestline?

[marcinstrug]

How would you compere the 2024 Wild with Rise LT. Geometry is almost the semantics and 2024 Wild m10 has 160 of travel

[josephcoppolino]

Great review, as always! How does it compare to the new Pivot Shuttle LT?

[jamesw]

I was wondering if you're taking any money from these companies to do this review? Meaning any compensation. I just want to understand how unbiased your reviews are. Also, I purchased a 2024 Orbea Wild and had to return it for a warranty return because there was a crack in the frame. They said it would take over a month to make a decision on the bike, so I returned the bike completely. The bike shop that I bought it from indicated that there were a lot of problems with the Orbea warranty apparatus, and they are very stingy in regards to honoring their warranties. I ended up going back and buying a pivot shuttle LT because it's made in America, and from what I read, the warranty system is much better. I felt like the Orbea handled and performed well in the trail, but I was turned off by my warranty experience. Buyer beware.