Meet Denna, Orbea’s New Mid-Drive eRoad Bike with Gravel Specific Motor Tuning

Right now Orbea launches its new Denna, a mid-drive eRoad bike that has “gravel-specific help”. With large tire clearance and a body designed for a easy journey, the brand new Denna is prepared for lengthy hours within the saddle.

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Relating to progress, the eRoad bike section appears somewhat off-the-back when in comparison with the opposite eBike segments. However it’s choosing up momentum, with some manufacturers providing the bikes with a sure “all-road” ingredient. Possibly that’s the important thing: versatility.

Orbea Denna eRoad Bike motor and battery

Let’s see how the Denna stacks up!

The Orbea Denna

Pulling from their expertise with the Rise and Rider Synergy idea, Orbea has created a “gravel-optimized” motor, the RS Gen2 RC. This motor claims to have a “excellent steadiness of energy and torque”. Whereas utilizing a Shimano EP8 motor as the bottom, Orbea has added their very own firmware and motor tuning profile to customise the EP8 to their needs for the Denna.

Orbea calls this optimized motor their RS Gen2 RC the place:

RS – Stands for Rider Synergy. That is Orbea’s firmware for Shimano EP motors. It permits the bike and rider to work collectively for a extra pure journey really feel.

Gen2 – This implies the second technology of Orbea’s RS firmware. It pops the utmost torque to 85 Nm.

RC – That is an acronym for Street Management, which is Orbea’s Denna-specific motor tuning that gives pure, highly effective help, tuned only for gravel.

The motor comes with two modes, Gravel and Gravel+. The Gravel mode is tuned for smoother surfaces, the place the rider finds it simpler to take care of larger cadences utilizing the cassette’s vary to offer probably the most pure journey really feel.

Whereas Gravel+ mode will increase the torque restrict. This helps the motor adapt to looser surfaces by offering extra torque at decrease cadences for probably the most traction.

Whereas most individuals have completely different interpretations of what “gravel” means, the Denna is prepared for any terrain. Some riders will not often get on unpaved roads and like slender tires, whereas some search for the highway much less traveled and want fatter tires. The Denna can match as much as a 50mm tire.

Plus, the Denna’s geo is designed to assist journey over tough terrain. Orbea presents optimized chainstay size with an extended wheelbase, an extended high tube than the Achieve, a decrease backside bracket, and a size-specific fork path.

All Denna fashions are outfitted with mounting factors for fenders and two water bottles. There are additionally mounts situated beneath the highest tube which can be utilized to mount equipment or baggage. The spacing is wider than a conventional bottle cage mount, however Orbea talked about that they’ll ultimately have a bag for this mount sooner or later.

Denna Geometry

Battery/Vary

The Denna comes with a 420Wh battery that makes use of next-generation cells that provide extra energy in a smaller and lighter package deal. With the environment friendly, energy-saving RS Gen2 RC firmware, Orbea says that you could climb as much as 3,500 m of elevation in Eco mode.

In the event you want extra vary, there may be an choice so as to add the out there 210Wh Vary Extender. The extender is gentle and smaller than a water bottle. So, you possibly can match it within the bottle cage proper above the plug on the seat tube.

Sensible Options

Orbea packed the Denna with sensible options that may assist make dealing with simpler. Shimano’s EP household options very correct and quick monitoring capabilities. The RS Gen2 firmware is made to make the most of and reap the benefits of this, leading to lag-free energy that feels pure.

Orbea Denna eRoad Bike handlebar mounted controls

The entire Denna fashions permit the rider to modify between help modes with the left brake lever. Plus, Denna presents the choice of utilizing the Shimano EN600 show unit, to observe the help profiles on the fly.

In the event you already use a Garmin machine, you possibly can merely pair it with the bike. This may give the rider entry to the entire information in regards to the bike’s battery and motor proper there on the pc head unit.

Clean Experience High quality

Orbea’s particular body shaping at vital areas permits for managed vertical flex (probably the most noticeable instance is the highest tube the place it thins out dramatically towards the seat tube). This helps to soak up bumps and vibrations on rougher roads. The body’s tube shapes resist lateral flex, so the Denna can preserve pedaling effectivity and hold its sharp dealing with.

The entire Denna fashions use OMR carbon, together with the fork. Orbea says that this presents the “greatest mixture of energy, stiffness, and luxury”. Utilizing the MyO configurator, riders can choose from parts that may enhance consolation and dealing with. Gadgets like handlebars with extra rise, a +15 diploma stem in numerous lengths, a setback seat put up, and 50mm tires.

Denna Fashions, Retail & Spec Highlights

There are a boatload of fashions to select from. And you’ll customise the entire separate fashions the way you’d like. Go HERE to actually get into the weeds and choose the bike that most closely fits your wants greatest. The entire pricing under are beginning costs, customizing will typically improve costs.

The entire bike fashions under are the “20 MPH” fashions, there are “28 MPH” fashions as properly.