Orro Terra Ti GRX820 vs BMC URS 01 LT ONE
Both are gravel bikes at a similar price. Here is what actually separates them.
The short answer
These two score within 0 points of each other for a typical all-round rider, so there is no single winner — the right one depends entirely on which of the differences below you care about.
What actually separates them
- Price
- The Orro Terra Ti GRX820 is £99 cheaper — £3,900 against £3,999.
- Weight
- The Orro Terra Ti GRX820 is 0.3kg lighter, which you notice on long climbs more than anywhere else.
- Riding position
- The Orro Terra Ti GRX820 sits you more upright (1.52 stack-to-reach against 1.45). The BMC URS 01 LT ONE is the more aggressive of the two — quicker if you can hold it, harder work if you cannot.
- Tyre clearance
- The BMC URS 01 LT ONE takes 47mm tyres against 44mm — the single most common thing buyers wish they had more of.
- Climbing gear
- The BMC URS 01 LT ONE has the easier bottom gear (20 gear inches against 24), which matters more than weight on anything genuinely steep.
- Shifting
- Only the BMC URS 01 LT ONE has electronic shifting. Crisper and lower maintenance, but it needs charging and costs more to replace.
Side by side
| Spec | Terra Ti GRX820 | URS 01 LT ONE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £3,900 | £3,999 |
| Weight | 10.2 kg | 10.5 kg |
| Frame | titanium | carbon |
| Groupset | Shimano GRX RX820 1x12 mechanical | SRAM Rival XPLR AXS / GX Eagle Transmission 1x12 electronic |
| Stack / reach | 1.52 | 1.45 |
| Tyre clearance | 44 mm | 47 mm |
| Lowest gear | 24 in | 20 in |
| Mudguard mounts | Yes | Yes |
| Comfort | 80 | 66 |
| Speed | 21 | 25 |
| Climbing | 51 | 52 |
| Value | 0 | 1 |
Neither might be the right answer
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