20-22' Orbea Rise in 2023? Long-term Review and 2023 Comparison 

Rented a M20 in Bentonville last month. I fell in love with this bike. We rode for 4 hours (that was enough!) and still had one dot on the optional shimano steps lcd display (you can retrofit to your bike) - plenty of range on the 360 battery. Not sure if I’d ever need the 540 battery to be honest. Love how the bike lets me bunny hop like my regular mtb….no limitations!

I am the owner of a 2022 M10 Rise. It's a great bike. Just changed the discs for Shimano Freeza front (200mm) and rear. For 2-3 hours trail ride, the small battery is enough. Found an extender for longer rides. Go for it!

Spot on review! I’ve had my M10 for 2yrs now and put a 160 air shaft in the fork and an Ohlins ttxm22 coil on the back with 1 offset bushing=64.5hta. Got Vitoria Mazza tyres with cushcore and it’s fantastic. I ride 90% without extender with full fat friends but do use the extender on some bigger days. If I had the money would get a carbon 540wh as you say but 360 normally good. I use a Garmin watch for battery % and it’s really good. Just subscribed as you’re review was so good and exactly my thoughts. I still use my regular bike sometimes on group rides and looking at Strava climb times haven’t lost any fitness. If I was on a full fat think I would have gone downhill. Keep up the good work.

Your Lyrik looks so good with the light green frame dude 👌🏽👌🏽 Nice 👍🏾

What a GREAT summary. I have the SAME bike-like you, added a coil shock, better saddle, but I added a fat 2.6 Assegai up front. 203 mm rotors, MTX pads, and a PNW bar n shorter stem.. Def. pausing on a new emtb until this bike REALLY feels outdated. Interesting the FAZUA equipped bikes STILL do not have a range extender available!

That is the most tastefully modded rise I have seen. Thanks for the content 🤙

I converted my Rise to a 160/160 64 degree mullet. ....and I LOVE it! My local trails are pretty steep and janky. The extra bit of travel and slightly slacker setup made a big difference. I went the same 155m 5Dev cranks too. So good! Less pedal strikes and a more comfortable stance on the descents. I switched the front tire to the DHF for a season, but then tried an Assegai. I definitely like the Assegai more. For me, the grip was just as good, if not better, and it felt more natural transitioning from the center nobs to the side nobs.

Great review!

Useful video. What is the travel of your upgraded rear suspension there?

A perfect description of this great multi-tool :-)

great review !

Even though I am a full power nut, that bike has TONS of appeal to me. Especially the way you have it set up. Good job on the video Sir!!!

On my H15 I put a Minion up front as well but moved the Dissector to the rear. Recon is a spare for the XC bike wear it belongs

Im still on a 2016 Rallon 650b. Cant bring myself to sell it. It shreds so hard. 👊✌️

Hey. I have one of these size L and want to put that Lyrik fork on it. What steerer tube length do you need? Save me taking this fork off.... someone has a set for sale. Great review and great bike!

Love the opening of your review. You mix in some silly humor, to silence the jealous trash talkers who don't get it about e-bikes.

What area do you mainly ride this bike? Great review.

I totally get the appeal of a low-mid power, light weight bike….but I love me sum power. The Orbea Rise is a badass bike for sure. Something about Orbea that just does it for me visually. Love that bike. Coils are my ❤

I have a 2022 Rise H15 and now I want to replace the Fox shock with a Rock Shox Super Deluxe Ultimate Coil (210 x 55). Can anyone tell me if this shock will fit in the Rise? I have concerns about the rebound adjuster. Thank you very much.

is it necessary with use offset bushing to use a Super Deluxe coil (old version) - my Rise is a size L.

Great video, thank you! I have a Rise M20 and love it, I'm riding so much more than I normally would have. What is the travel of the super deluxe you've added?

Great stuff. I am new to this and planning to buy my first E mtb and leaning towards the Rise. Is it the M10 you built upon or any other of the different models? If I plan to make change like your's, perhaps it is better to build from a M20/M30 if we going to change parts anyway.

Nice spec Rise👍

I could really benefit from this bike after 25 years on an analog bike and now in my 60’s; however, no access to the trails in my area. Pisgah and DuPont do not allow e-bikes. Kanuga is an option but really no longer my style of riding. I keep hoping these restrictions will change soon or I will end up doing just road rides.

Great review! I've been the owner of H15 model for half a year and I'm just wondering if you had any problems with creaking suspension on your bike. Mine has given me a real pain in the a... with pivot bearings and linkage noise. I hope Orbea has managed to solve this problem with 2023 models.

Nice review! Do you also ride an analog bike? If so, what?

The first thing I did was attach the cable junction to the underside of my handlebar with a thin cable tie, just to the right of the stem. I can see it fine in all weather and a casual observer wouldn't know it was there. I think I need some of those cranks though as the pedal strikes are irritating AF.

Hi Any issues with the Rock Shox Coil? I'm thinking about upgrading my Rise (Size L) , since the float x just doesn't cut it on long, gnarly decents, but I read somewhere that the Coil can rub on the frame when bottoming out. Thanks for your reply

So are you running offset bushing with the stock 55 to 210 shock?

Hi Dr J, one question, i have hip pain both sides, is a Full susp better than a HT? I mean a HT is lighter, and Ride mainly on very flat surfaces. A smoother but heavier bike will make me feel less pain? Thanks

​@Dr. J MTB, please could you let me know how tall you are? I am struggling to tell whether I should be on a large or a medium?

I just sold my 2021 carbon Rise and got a fuel exe. I liked the Rise, but man the fuel exe is just so nice and have solved some of the stuff I disliked about the Rise, most notably the loud motor and the wet noodle backend, annoying battery indicator. I tried my rise is so many different configurations was loved most (many of the same upgrades as you did, stock 140/150, mullet, full long travel 27.5 160/180 and so on). But it never solved those issues. I was hoping the 2023 Rise would have a brace on the rear triangle to stiffen it up, but nope. Something I dislike about Shimano is how nothing of the new stuff is backwards compatible. It's stupid and wasteful that you need a completely new bike to upgrade the battery display and motor rattle. which are some of the main annoyances of the 2021-2022 system. I'd like to simply be able to get an upgraded motor and mount it to the same bolt holes (at least the bolt holes are the same). It seems to me that the e-bike industry is one of the most anti consumer and anti environmentally friendly industries.

Have you tried the new orbea wild?

Randy the anti-e-biker with the Pisgah shirt. Nice touch.

Yea....perfekt bike, but they fell head over heels on concrete claiming so much money.

Great review !