The Turquoise Queen

Your bike need a name, right? Especially when it comes with so much personality like my new Orbea Oiz. The excitement is real when you open your bike box and unpack your new toy. And so for me when my bike arrived! The Queen T will be my partner in crime when it comes to training, and my whole adaptions to the full suspension world. So far I have only ridden it two times on the trails, 5 hours in total, but it has been with great success. So I’m quite excited to see what we can accomplish together. ​

All photos from @sbarnilsphoto

Now I’m on my way to Lanzarote, tomorrow is the first stage of the Club La Santa Stage Race, and I’m looking forward to pin a number on again after 5 months without. It will do a great test of me and my Oiz. I will find my weak points and maybe some new strengths?
I would like to make a blog post about the whole transition and adaption to a full suspension bike. Maybe some of you also consider to get a xc bike with full suspension to your sortrement, and it could be useful with some tips and experience from me.

So here comes a more detailed review;
​The Oiz is Orbea’s range of xc full suspension bikes. It comes with both 100mm and 120mm travel. I’m using 100mm. And you have SO many choices for your components, colors and more - so you can make exactly the bike you dreamed of, pretty cool I recon. Pssst you can actually make my bike, if you wanna be looking like me, cause, you know, I look rather cool ;-)
To be continued...  

Okay so now some more nerd-action:
The frame: Orbea Oiz Carbon OMR 2019 Boost PF Taper UFO2 I-Line     
Chain: KMC X12 + KMC MissingLink Connector
Fork: Fox 32 Float Step-cast
Shock: Fox Float i-line DPS Factory Remote Push-Unlock Evol custom tune
Tires: Michelin Force XC - Jet XCR
Crank: FSA Powerbox MTB carbon
Seatpost: FSA K-Force SB0 31.6
Stem: FSA K-Force MTB -12
Handlebar: FSA K-Force Carbon flat
Saddle: Prologo Dimension Nago Evo 134
Gribs: Prologo
Brake disc: Galfer wave 160mm
Brake pads: Galfer Advanced G1851
Pedals: Look X-track
Bottle cage: Var CA-15101
Bottle: Overstim.s
Brakes: Sram Level Ulitmate
Rear derailluer: Sram XX1 Eagle
Shifter: Sram XX1 Eagle trigger
Cassette Sram XX1 Eagle

And I’m wearing Ekoi glasses and helmet!

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Any questions? Send them in the formula here on malene-degn.com or send me a DM on Insta, I will try my best to come back to you!
/Malene