The New Orca Aero Has a Feature Others Will Copy

We head to the stunning roads of Sierra Nevada to put the brand new Orbea Orca Aero to the test, a bike that claims a massive 21-watt saving over its predecessor. Discover how Orbea has looked beyond the wind tunnel to focus on total system efficiency, including a unique bottom bracket drop and refined tube shapes for better real-world stability. From the innovative "BB Keel" to massive tyre clearance, we break down every technical detail of this high-performance machine. In association with @orbea 👉 http://gcn.eu/Orbea Chapters: ⏱️ 00:00 - Introduction to the Orbea Orca Aero 00:42 - Orbea’s Design Philosophy 01:09 - Redesigned Tube Shapes & Fork 02:30 - CFD Modelling & Aerodynamic Efficiency 03:50 - Customisation & Integrated Storage 05:40 - The Innovative BB Keel & Fork Bumpers 07:18 - Total System Efficiency & Geometry 10:21 - The Advantage of a Lower Bottom Bracket 11:59 - Weight, Stiffness & Performance Gains 14:37 - Practical Features & Final Thoughts Useful Links: GCN Tech Uploader 👉 https://gcn.eu/techuploader Subscribe so you don’t miss a thing 👉 https://gcntech.co/subscribe Insurance: Viewers in the USA and UK can explore GCN Insurance products 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNinsurance Sign Up To The GCN Newsletter 👉 https://gcn.eu/Newsletter Visit the GCN Shop 👉 https://gcn.eu/gcnshop GCN WhatsApp Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNwhatsapp GCN Instagram Broadcast Channel 👉 https://gcn.eu/instagrambroadcast Join the GCN Club on Zwift and ride with us! 👉 https://gcn.eu/GCNClubRides The new Orca Aero focuses on total system efficiency rather than just wind tunnel numbers. Which do you value more in a bike: absolute aerodynamics or better handling and stability in the real world? Let us know in the comments! 👇 Watch more on GCN Tech... 📹 https://youtu.be/BxMaVxIF1yQ 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gcntech.co/EditorsChoice 📹 Watch the latest GCN Tech Show 👉 https://gcntech.co/GCNTechShow 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 A little anti, a little social - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist Application - Autohacker Bare Maximum - G Mills Blade Running - Cushy Champions of Freedom - Chronos Commence Orbit - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Departed - Anna Dager Endless Loops - Ooyy Feel the Music - T-Shirts & Sweats Full Momentum - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Gingerbread House - Ava Low Gold (Instrumental Version) - Ooyy Grieg_ Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46_ No. 2, Death of Ase - Odyssey Orchestra Seduce - Trevor Kowalski Snow and All That - Ava Low SOME KINDA STRANGER (Instrumental Version) - Dylan Sitts The Time Experiment - Rachel Sandy Togna - Jobii We Are Giants - Silver Maple #gcntech #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife #biketech 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sprint Cycling Agency Brought to you by the world’s biggest cycling channel, the Global Cycling Network (GCN), GCN Tech is the only channel you need for all things bike tech – past, present and future. Simply put, we’re obsessed with tech: we seek out and showcase the best in bikes, components, tech, accessories, upgrades and more from races and events, tech shows and product launches across the globe to bring you the best in road bike technology. We’ve got great maintenance videos to help you get the most from your bike; pro-bike tours from all the biggest races; special features and the weekly GCN Tech Show! Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: http://gcn.eu/-Canyon Orbea Bikes: http://gcn.eu/Orbea Pinarello Bikes: https://gcn.eu/Pinarello Topeak Tools: http://gcn.eu/Topeak CamelBak: https://gcn.eu/Camelbak Pirelli Tyres: https://gcn.eu/Pirelli Hunt Bike Wheels: https://gcn.eu/Hunt Wahoo Fitness: http://gcn.eu/Wahoo-Fitness Park Tool: http://gcn.eu/-parktool Selle Italia: https://gcn.eu/SelleItalia Zwift: https://gcn.eu/Zwift Gtechniq: https://gcn.eu/Gtechniq Core Body Temperature: https://gcn.eu/corebodytemp Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gcn.eu/precisionhydration Elitewheels: https://gcn.eu/Elitewheels CeramicSpeed: https://gcn.eu/GCNCeramicSpeed HJC Sports: https://gcn.eu/hjcsports Shimano: https://gcn.eu/shimano Cyclowax: https://gcntech.co/cyclowax Sena: https://gcn.eu/Senacycling Princeton Carbon Works: https://gcn.eu/princetoncarbonworks P1 Race Technologies: https://gcn.eu/p1racetechnologies Watch our sister channels: Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gcn GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gtn GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnitalia GCN en Español - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenfrancais GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/@GCNTraining Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/@gmbn GMBN Racing - https://youtube.com/@gmbnracing GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/@embn