OrbeaAvant Women's
Origin
Orbea is one of cycling's oldest names — a worker-owned cooperative founded in 1840 in Mallabia, in the Spanish Basque Country, originally making firearms before switching to bicycles in 1930. It remains a cooperative to this day, which is unusual in the bike industry. The Avant is Orbea's endurance road platform, positioned below the racy Orca: same Basque engineering, but with taller stack, shorter reach and a longer wheelbase for comfort over long days and rougher roads. It first appeared as a carbon (OMP) endurance bike in the mid-2010s and — like the Orca and Onix before it — was offered in a women's 'Dama' version, Orbea's badge for women's-specific builds. 'Dama' bikes shared the frame platform but were tuned for a woman's fit with a shorter effective top tube and women's contact points. Around 2021 Orbea repositioned the Avant as a more affordable aluminium endurance bike (carbon fork retained), broadening its reach as a first road bike or all-weather winter/training machine.
Specifications
- Frame
- Two eras: carbon monocoque OMP (Orbea Monocoque Performance) in the mid-2010s 'Dama' builds; hydroformed, triple-butted aluminium from the ~2021 relaunch
- Weight
- kg
- Drivetrain
- Shimano 2x, typically Claris 8s / Tiagra 10s / 105 11-12s depending on build tier and year
- Brakes
- Rim brakes on early builds; disc brakes (mechanical or hydraulic, flat-mount) increasingly standard from ~2016 onward and universal on the alloy relaunch
- Wheels
- 700c, tubeless-ready alloy on most builds
The verdict
- Genuinely comfortable, stable endurance geometry — easy on the back and hands over long distances
- Wide 35mm tyre clearance plus mudguard mounts make it a versatile all-weather / light-gravel bike
- Orbea build quality and (on Dama builds) a proper women's fit and saddle rather than a token badge
- Not a sharp race bike — the relaxed geometry trades some snap and aggression for comfort
- 'Women's-specific' geometry is modest; many riders fit the unisex frame just as well, so the Dama premium isn't always worth it
- Later aluminium builds are noticeably heavier than the earlier carbon Avant, and older rim-brake units feel dated
Generations
Carbon Dama era (~2014-2020)
- Lighter carbon frame, women's-specific 'Dama' fit and saddle, premium positioning; the 'Women's' catalog era.
- Frame
- Carbon OMP
- Brakes
- rim then disc
Aluminium relaunch (~2021+)
- Cheaper, heavier, more accessible; internal routing, 35mm clearance, Service Box storage, mudguard mounts.
- Frame
- Hydroformed alloy + carbon fork
- Brakes
- disc (hydraulic on top builds)
Versions & builds
Every official build side by side — differences highlighted.
| Spec | Avant Dama (carbon OMP era) | Avant H60 (alloy relaunch, entry) | Avant H40 / H40-D | CurrentAvant H30 (current alloy top) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2016 | 2022 | 2022 | 2025 |
| Frame | Carbon monocoque OMP | Hydroformed aluminium | Hydroformed aluminium | Hydroformed aluminium |
| Drivetrain | Shimano Tiagra / 105 2x | Shimano Claris 8s | Shimano Tiagra 10s | Shimano 105 12s |
| Brakes | Rim or disc (build-dependent) | Disc (mechanical) | Disc | Hydraulic disc |
| MSRP | €1,800 | €1,100 | €1,400 | €1,700 |
| Purpose | Balanced | Value | Balanced | Flagship |
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