The Ultimate Hard-riding Hardtail

Orbea call the Laufey ‘The Master of Fun’, and it’s not hard to see why – it’s the most playful trail bike you can find anywhere. Riding a hardtail is a choice, not a compromise, and if you choose Laufey, you are choosing to squeeze every last drop of fun from every ride. You are here for a good time and the Orbea Laufey is ready thanks to the low-slung, slack geometry, big fork, high volume tyres and that magic feel which comes from the clever frame design absorbing trail buzz and taking the sting out of bigger impacts.

“It’s had me smiling from ear to ear since I first pointed it down a trail and has got me doing more rides from my front door than ever before” BikeRadar

Designing a little bit of compliance into a frame, notably in the stays and seat tube, adds comfort and also helps the bike track the ground better, especially at speed. The Laufey’s magic handling and composure when things get gnarly comes from tuned rigidity and every tube has been carefully designed to offer the most fun, responsive ride possible. These are details you only notice when you push that little bit too hard and wonder how you got away with it!

Studying the way a frame behaves at speed on a rough trail is critical to designing a bike like Laufey. The downtube and headtube areas are stiff, offering precision and great pedalling, however by very carefully adding some controlled flex into the top-tube and seat stays Orbea have reduced unwanted vibrations and lessen the effects of impacts.

The long travel 140mm fork matches the Laufey’s fun loving nature, letting you push hard even when things get rough. Thanks to the uninterrupted, short and straight seat tube the Laufey has space for fully inserting long travel dropper posts on all sizes. Drop your saddle right out of the way on the descents, giving more space to more your body and more control. Don’t feel you have to hold back just because you are on a hardtail, the Laufey is ready for any trouble you want to seek out. The Laufey’s confident geometry lets you have fun on trails where other riders only venture with their full sus rigs. The sloping top tube works with “Steep´n´Deep”, giving loads of space to maximize the Laufey’s playfulness. And the Laufey’s carefully shaped chainstays offer plenty of clearance for 2.6″ tires.