I talked a lot about the suspension of this bike in the preview article so I won’t go too far into things here. To summarize, Orbea updated the link for the 2020 model year to provide a more progressive rear end and to slightly increase the travel provided (from 150 to 160mm).
I will say that the Rallon lived up to the expectations that I initially created for myself. The rear end was nicely progressive, but not overly so. It proved to be an easy bike to set up, despite my inability to find a set up guide to aid in that process. On 90% of the bikes that I ride if I put 220 psi into the rear shock it winds up being pretty close to where I end up. This is where I started, and I only ended up moving 5 psi or so in either direction, before ending up right back at 220 psi. This gave me roughly 30% sag, which proved to be fine for my needs. The bike works fine at slightly higher levels of sag as well, but I preferred the feel of the firmer pressure and the additional support that provided.
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