OrbeaMyO
Origin
Orbea traces its roots to 1840 in Eibar, Basque Country, where the Orbea brothers (Juan Manuel, Mateo and Casimiro) ran a firearms workshop — and even then, personalization was a differentiator, with engraved initials and gold/silver detailing on commissioned revolvers. The company pivoted to bicycles in 1930 and, after a late-1960s financial crisis, was rescued in 1969 when its own workers bought it out and folded it into the Mondragón cooperative network, where it remains worker-owned to this day. The MyO ('MyOrbea') program, which took shape around 2014 and launched in 2015, is Orbea's modern expression of that 175+ years of made-to-order heritage: an online configurator that lets any customer, at no extra cost for colour or fit, hand-tailor one of Orbea's production bikes before it is painted by hand in Mallabia.
Specifications
- Frame
- Depends on base model — carbon (OMR/OMX) or aluminium frames offered; MyO paint applies to both.
- Weight
- kg
The verdict
- Genuine custom paint, graphics and fit at no upcharge — rare in the industry.
- Applies to strong, well-reviewed base platforms (Orca, Terra, Rallon, Rise) built by a respected Basque maker.
- Fit personalization (crank/stem/bar) means the bike can be dialled to the rider from the factory.
- 'MyO' tells you nothing about actual specs — everything depends on the base model and trim you chose.
- Made-to-order means longer waits (weeks to a couple of months) and effectively no returns/resale-of-stock.
- Component upgrades can inflate the price quickly beyond the base build.
Generations
MyO ~2015 launch
- Original web configurator; five colour zones, custom name, no colour upcharge.
- Frame
- carbon/alu base models
MyO updated (~2018+)
- Streamlined website, ~1.4M combos cited, save/share designs, deeper component choice.
- Frame
- carbon/alu base models
Versions & builds
Every official build side by side — differences highlighted.
| Spec | CurrentOrca (MyO road) | CurrentTerra (MyO gravel) | CurrentOiz / Rallon (MyO MTB) | CurrentRise / Wild (MyO e-MTB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Frame | Carbon (OMR/OMX) | Carbon or alloy | Carbon | Carbon |
| Drivetrain | Shimano/SRAM road groupsets (configurable) | 1x/2x gravel groupsets (configurable) | 1x MTB (configurable) | 1x MTB (configurable) |
| Brakes | Disc (hydraulic) | Disc (hydraulic) | Disc (hydraulic 4-piston on Rallon) | Disc (4-piston hydraulic) |
| Purpose | Flagship | Balanced | Flagship | Flagship |
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