Orbea introduces Terra Race gravel bike
Less than a week after launching its third-generation Terra gravel bike, Orbea has officially revealed a second, racier gravel bike: the Terra Race. As the name suggests, this one is aimed squarely at speed and efficiency.
The Terra Race is built around a new aero-optimised, UDH-compatible frame made with the brand’s top-tier OMX carbon fibre. Orbea claims a frame weight of just 910 g for a size M (unpainted), which would make it roughly 300 g lighter than the previous version.
The official tyre clearance for the Terra Race is 45 mm, though that is with 6 mm clearance on all sides, and as such, Orbea said there is space to fit in 50 mm at a squeeze, as well. The racier bike omits the downtube storage and extra fork mounting points of the Terra, and instead, the frame only gets top tube and standard two bottle mounts. The round 27.2 round seatpost and fully internal cable routing remain, but the front end has got sleeker with a new carbon one-piece cockpit (OC SH-RA10), claimed to weigh 314 g in a 400 mm width with 100 mm stem.
The Terra Race comes in six build options, with Shimano and SRAM drivetrain options, all with the new Oquo RP50 LTD carbon wheels. Prices start at US$4,999 / €4,999 / £4,699 for a Shimano GRX 820 mechanical build with a two-piece cockpit, while the top-spec SRAM Red AXS XPLR version comes in at US$10,499 / €9,999 / £9,899.
