American Bicycle Group hits the endurance street class with an all-new carbon Obed RVR bike promising “consolation, pace and flexibility”. The brand new RVR is an inexpensive efficiency carbon all-road bike with deep aero tubes, all-day geometry, and room for correct broad tires. And with two carbon body spec ranges, 7 doable mechanical or digital groupsets to select from, and even street or quick gravel tires… there actually is a motorbike for everybody – from $3k to greater than 3x that!
2024 Obed RVR aero carbon endurance all-road bike
Obed calls the all-new aero RVR a “debut to the endurance street class”. They’ve actually been doing all-road since their consumer-direct Day 1 5 years in the past with the carbon Remōt Baseline (nonetheless out there on the entry-level). However the brand new RVR takes endurance street to a brand new stage of efficiency, mixing in modern aerodynamic upgrades and far larger 35mm tires. Total it’s a quicker, extra built-in, extra succesful street bike, but nonetheless fairly inexpensive.
What’s new?
Obed retains the RVR story easy, not making any large claims on aero good points. As a substitute, they simply say this can be a bike for large street rides. They did concentrate on the RVR’s aerodynamics, although. They offer the all-road bike an enormous downtube, tapered to a pointy forefront smoothing airflow over your downtube bottle. Obed additionally offers the brand new bike large chainstays for stiffness, whereas dropping & thinning the seatstays for rider consolation.
Obed makes two variations of the UCI-approved RVR, each sharing the identical mould and core options, simply completely different materials layup. The usual hi-mod 1020g (M) RVR options typical light-weight carbon, and maxes out dealing with stiffness, whereas preserving rider consolation. After which, the ultra-hi-mod 880g (M) RVR SLi (Super Light and integrated) will get an ultralight carbon layup for 13% weight financial savings and improved stiffness:weight. Weight claims are with out {hardware}, add within the hanger & and seat clamp and a M SLi is about 61g extra.
Each share the identical new full carbon tapered steerer ‘Fashionable Highway Efficiency’ fork. It will get longer axle-to-crown that gives max 35mm tire clearance, matching the body even with its quick 415mm chainstays.
Tech particulars
The RVR options a lot of the fashionable aero street options we’ve come to count on nowadays. Plus, there’s endurance pleasant affordable body Stack heights. Absolutely inside cable routing by way of the headset, 12mm thru-axles, flat mount disc brakes, a T47 threaded backside bracket, UDH, and a proprietary aero seatpost with an built-in wedge-style clamp.
A pleasant characteristic of the build-to-order methodology, Obed will set your bike up tubeless with trusted Stan’s sealant earlier than it will get boxed up and shipped to you.
Obed RVR all-road – Pricing, choices & availability
An indicator of Obed’s consumer-direct mannequin is their on-line bike builder that provides consumers loads of choices, past a hard and fast construct package and the 6 sizes (XS-XL). You get to select three commonplace colours – white, black or blue – or a premium chili pepper crimson improve, with two brand colours for every. Then decide 1 of a number of drivetrains, your preferrred wheels & tires, then most well-liked bar width, stem size & seatpost offset.
Full builds with the Obed RVR begin at $3100 with a mechanical 105 group & alloy DT wheels. Or improve to 105 Di2, Rival AXS Xplr, or Ultegra Di2 and extra premium wheels if you would like.
On the Obed RVR SLi entrance, pricing begins at $4500 with 105 Di2 and alloy wheels, however a carbon bar & separate stem with totally inside routing. However you will get builds as much as $9400 by the point you decide fancy paint, a full SRAM Purple AXS group with an influence meter, and Zipp 303 Firecrest wheels.
Configure your bike now, and Obed is fast to paint- & build-to-order in Tennessee to get a motorbike out to you in only a matter of two weeks.
