Orro's Gold STC frame mixes exquisite elegance with serious technological innovation, to produce a cyclists dream. The frame is made from Spread-Tow Carbon Fibre (STC), produced by Oxford based carbon manufacturer Sigmatex. STC has an incredible strength to weight ratio, which means it can provide incredible stiffness for maximum power transfer and precision handling, whilst remaining incredibly light. A medium painted Orro Gold STC frame weighs a mere 955g. In order to maximise rider happiness and potential it is also designed to be a very comfortable bike, ideal for sportive or “Gran Fondo” (Big Ride) riding. Orro have utilised different strength carbon on different areas of the bike, producing a bike with super-stiff lower and frontal tubing for enhanced power transfer and handling, with progressively more flexible carbon being used higher up the bike to help decrease road buzz and aid rider comfort. A frame capable of excellent performance is most easily utilised to its full extent when its rider is comfortable and happy.
Orro describe their Gold STC bikes as their Gran Fondo bike. This is reflected in the frames geometry, with the Gold STC's long and relaxed frame, designed to encourage stability and absorb vibrations and impacts from any rough road surfaces you may come across on a ride. Combining the best materials, design and geometry that Orro have to offer, the Gold STC frame is simply a thing of beauty both stylistically and technologically. As such Orro offer a wide range of completed Gold STC frames with different components to suit different budgets and riding styles.
This package comes with Shimano's Ultegra 11 speed groupset, a competitive groupset that is light, fluid and robust, making it perfect for long rides. Fulcrum's brilliant Racing 3 wheels and Continentals top quality Grand Prix 25c tyres are an excellent combination on this package. Fulcrum Racing 3 wheels are simultaneously tough and light, making them excellent for high-quality training or racing. The Prologo Kappa Evo saddle provides a comfortable ride, whilst being suitably robust to last the distance. 3T's Ergonova Pro handlebars, Arx II Pro Stem and Stylus Pro seatpost are high quality components rounding out this build superbly. At flat Harry's we can offer alternative sizes of these 3T components in order to see to it that our customers receive the best fit on the bike, enhancing the Gold STC's already brilliant ride characteristics. Painted in a gorgeous combination of black and gold, it's clear that every aspect of the bike is finished to a high standard. Orro's Gold STC Ultegra, might be the cheapest Gold STC package offered, but it's a high quality bike that really is quite astonishing value for money.