I had one of these delivered last week and I love it!. Don't worry about the 14kg weight. The motor more than makes up for it. On its second short ride out over just 14 miles I achieved 8 Strava PRs. Having said that, it does not do all the work for you, you still have put some effort in. You just 'Gain' some assistance. As a 63 year old Type 1 diabetic I call my Orbea Gain my 'E-qualiser' as it puts me on a par with riders 30 years my junior. No more struggling against strong headwinds, no more suffering near-death experiences at the top of long steep hills and no more avoiding routes that look too challenging. Theses bikes put the fun back into cycling and I can now go further, faster and higher.

Delighted to hear you review a bike bob...following you for some time now . The future is gravel/cyclocross...I am on my second giant tcx and it takes me everywhere comfortably. Keep up the fantastic reviews buddy 😎😎

How does it climb? 14kg / 30lbs is fantastic as most ebikesare in the 40lbs+. Your average hybrid non electric is in the mid 20s.

I have a 23kg Specialized Levo, the Gain is light in comparison. Ive just sold my 8kg Genesis Zero Disc to make way for my next E Bike, you can custom build the gain too! :D

If we had better infrastructure for cyclists in Ireland this might be a runner for many commuters but hard to see it being popular here. Nice to see the non-car stuff too!

Orbega?? Kendra??

very good job ! nice bike !!!!!

It’s not an Orbega, it’s an Orbea.

How long does the battery last? If its built into the frame I assume you can't change it. Like a battery in a phone, they gradually lose their memory over time. I would not invest in an ebike where you cannot change its battery.

TheNextGear meets GCN. i like this direction Bob, please do more if you're able to 👍

Quality

If anyone ordering which ever model orbea gain . Prepare for a long , long wait . 2 months now been waiting for mine and was told by the bike shop here in uk , that they contacted orbea in spain and had my bike ready to be shipped to uk last week . Well now ive got to wait now over 2 weeks again as they had a 2 week shut down . Last year ive heard people was waiting ages for theres as there was a shortage of motors . Orbea only build the bikes on order . Then there was suppossed to be a fire at one of there factories in spain and delayed things . Then i heard there painting facility went down . One bike shop in uk , cant get there stock in till mid october . Orbea are a joke and theres just delays and delays with them all the time . May be a good bike what they make . But there ordering and producution is appauling .

I really hope they will, but like in so many ways we have a small population and thus markets that's also dependent/influenced on UK trends, we certainly don't attract the variety of choice other countries like the States, UK or mainland EU. Like for electric cars, early adopters are crucial, for most (new) companies, 1 customer in a group 2000 isn't something to sniff at, but how many would that get here? The bikes they have are perfect contenders for city mopeds to assisting less agile riders to keep up with safe traffic flow. A lot of them are high quality looking, industrial and practical as you'd imagine to find the Netherlands or Germany. A lot of them out there are selling without costing crazy (+€1000) money. This bike is amazing looking, but like how you said it's more designed for a serious long distance commuter. Y'know, for someone who can actually compare and reconsider the costs of their commute. The Orbea would be perfect for the midlands and Tullamore in fairness, but who would (despite the one in 1000) afford it? Unfortunately, if -fine gaelers- the current direction is anything to go by such as one recent French Mayor's proposal, the market for electric bikes could easily be hyper-regulated and taxed in the name of concerned safety, when this could actually be a real world improvement to cycling adoption and traffic reduction in Ireland's cities.

Isn't the Gain D50 only 11kg??....light for an ebike

14kg is very light for an ebike. Anyway weight does not matter so much when you got a motor for the hills

More bicycle videos would be cool Bob. Good for us. Good for environment. Zero emissions. Zero Tax. Guilt free transport. The way to go. The way we HAVE to go. PS Cool white horse @2:28 !

I drive a Tesla as it’s so much better than any ICE car. I ride an ebike for same reason. Range is huge as no power is used over 15mph. Ribble do an extra battery which connects where bottle cage goes but not necessary. Love my ebike and no, I’m not bothered what people think.

possibe to change internal battery?

The Deliveroo lotto winners new wheels

Bob Good thinking a one stop shop Bikes & Cars I will cancel the rest of my KZfaq subscriptions

There should be insentives like a grant scheme for ebikes

0:07 orbayguh gain......smh

Until I see electric bikes on Gumtree for £50 pounds electric bikes are still in beta stage for me 😅😅

Seems great. But for 2.5k they can feck off if they think iam throwing the bike away when the battery dies, and it will! How do you change the battery? It's a joke. Even the 600€ shit city bikes you can keep the bike and get at the battery , maybe even upgrade it as the tech grows. Mind you they are Spanish , so I guess it's not their fault! Lol