Orbea Gain D30 2024 105 Electric Road Bike

Excellent help and advice from Josh and Fred.
Really pleased with the service from e Bikeshop.

Prompt delivery and packaged very well. I have struggled on my regular bike due to muscle issues and decided to get an e-bike to keep my fitness more consistent. I'm only 155cm and found many bike brands were not small enough but ORBEA XS is just the right size. My chosen colour was mango which is as accurate as it looked on the website. My partner created the same set up as I had on my existing bike for a seamless transition. I've been out on a couple of rides so far but riding in high winds was using more battery power than expected so 4 stars just now rather than 5. Hopefully I can learn to manage the power better with more rides. Really comfortable ride which doesn't feel too different from my Specialized carbon frame bike.

Just back from my first proper ride - 18 miles. The new 12 speed 105 is so smooth. The bike is still pretty light despite the battery and most people didn't believe me that it was an electric - they just thought I was a powerhouse up those hills - Ha! I only used the assist for hills and towards the end of the ride and came back with 94% battery. I had tested the bike out earlier in the week and found changing power from the button on the top bar a bit scary so set up the little computer which came with it, mounted it in the light fixing on my handlebars and changed power levels from there (you can also easily check with power level you are in). I found I could also change power levels from my Garmin 530 Edge but the included computer works really well. You can keep it in neutral rather than turn it off which was a handy tip I found in a YouTube Video. Lake District cyclist on YouTube has some great tips for this bike and helped me in my decision to buy and how to use the functions. E-Bikeshop have been great both before and after the purchase. I had looked at a Small as I am 5'3 but booked a video consultation and Ben told me I would need an Extra Small - turns out that the XS is perfect. I have nothing bad to say and spent weeks, possibly months looking at e-gravel and e-road bikes and am very glad I chose this model. Maybe next time I will go with the Di2 as my hand is a bit weak when changing front gogs but actually I stayed in the large front cog for the whole ride today, even the hills. The supplied tyres were fine on light gravel today too. That is a long way of saying it's a great bike and I am very happy.