2026 Orbea Rallon Enduro Review: Are Long-Travel Bikes Dead?

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​ Orbea’s new Rallon Enduro shares its frame with the Rallon DH, but here it is set up as a long travel enduro rig with a 180 fork, 170 rear travel, steep seat tube, low standover, and Orbea’s gravity link doing the heavy lifting. We dig into the geometry options, MX and 29 inch setups, Live Valve versus Float X2 shocks, and how a bike this capable on big lines and bike park laps still manages to pedal efficiently on real world climbs.

00:00 Intro: What’s New
01:10 Frame Features and Adjustability
05:45 Suspension Setup Explained
10:20 Climbing Impressions
15:40 Descending Performance
18:40 Final Thoughts

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