Orbea adds RockShox Flight Attendant to its Oiz XC bike

Orbea has announced that it will be offering complete bike builds with the use of the RockShox Flight Attendant suspension system. This will be available on the range-topping Oiz M LTD as well as an upgrade in the MyO bike configurator.

RockShox Flight Attendant is an electronically operated suspension platform that allows the fork and shock to intelligently optimise its damping in real time. The use of the Flight Attendant system removes the need for remote lockout cables and is one less thing for riders to have to think about.

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Flight Attendant is an electronically controlled suspension unit

The Oiz is the Basque brand’s full-suspension XC race bike that makes use of 120mm of travel both at the front and rear. As far as XC bikes go, the Oiz falls closer to the down-country (a more trail-focused XC bike) end of the spectrum opting to use a longer travel fork and shock. With XC mountain biking going through something of a resurgence, the needs put on them are becoming more demanding, so 120mm of travel is slowly becoming more accepted.

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With this increase in travel from the 100mm utilised by previous generations of Oiz, the need to control the suspension platform becomes more necessary. The use of the Flight Attendant system aims to make suspension management easier for the rider, allowing them to focus on the demands of the terrain.

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Both the front and rear suspension units are powered using standard AXS batteries

The Flight Attendant units run off a standard AXS battery making charging and battery management a lot easier.

The top of the range M LTD Oiz comes built with SRAM AXS XX-SL T-Type drivetrain, SRAM Level Ultimate Carbon brakes and a Flight Attendant equipped RockShox SID and SIDLuxe. The upgrade will also be available on other Oiz models through the MyO configuration tool that allows customers to build a bike to their exact wants.

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