RACH’S ORBEA OIZ M-TEAM XTR £8,399
The ups and downs of the race circuit have defined our staff writer’s riding this month
It’s been a packed few weeks for the Oiz and me. We’ve tackled challenging mountain routes in the Lake District, sessioned BikePark Wales for an MBUK video and experienced some ups and downs between the tape (check out my race reports at www.mbuk.com). One standout experience was taking part in the Pan Celtic Gravel Rally in North Wales. On the flipside, a low point was retiring from a regional XC round in Basingstoke due to the peanut-butter mud killing all enjoyment – a decision I don’t regret, because racing bikes should be fun!
This past month has been a testament to how incredibly versatile this bike is. It handles various disciplines and terrains with ease, from rough, rocky tracks in the Lakes to bike park laps in Wales, cruising along gravel roads and, of course, stacking up some podiums on the race circuit!
Initially, I had doubts as to whether the
