This is beyond abysmal. The once glorious Orbea followed up their beautiful Orca with the very functional Onix, before going into complete and utter freefall. You couldn't pay us to ride this bike. It's not even fit to bunnyhop all over Jeremy Clarkson's fat, right-wing face.


The Orbea Alma. It's got a World Champion rainbow banner on it, but being World Champion at any of the mountain biking disciplines is only about two steps up from being a bit good at darts.

Look at the photography, they're not even trying anymore. The bike needs turning round so you can see its chainring, then straightening up. In a good bike photo, the cranks should be aligned so the one to the back of the bike is pointing straight up and obscured by the seat tube, presenting a straight line down to the chainring. Valves should both sit perfectly at the bottom centre of the wheels, even if this means removing the chain and realigning the wheel on a fixie.

Whoever makes our next new bike would definitely already know that.