Hey, thanks for the interest Rasha! It's nice to be asked about your bikes. I have always had a thing for Orbea. Love their bikes, aesthetics, and the performance of both the Orca's and the Alma hardtail mountain bikes. I loved the 2010-2014 Orcas, and Orbea does carbon a little differently than other companies and you don't see many "Chinese copies" like you do with Specialized, Felt, Cervelo, etc. Their carbon frames are generally designed and manufactured with pretty unique shapes, and methodologies. I work in a high end road shop and have done pretty extensive test rides on pretty much everything out there. The Orca has a very specific feel to it. The Scott Foil and the BMC Team Machine SLR01 have some similar characteristics, and you can "tell" when you are riding one of these. The stiffness of the spine (down tube, bottom bracket, and chainstays) on this Orca is very noticeable. I believe even a novice would notice. This is a very aggressive, race oriented frame that wants a lot of bar drop, and wants you to ride it as flat-backed as possible. The stiffness provides really good acceleration, fantastic road feedback and great handling. The chainstays on this bike are enormous and asymmetrical. Descending and cornering is where this bike really shines. It goes exactly where you point it, and sticks to the line you have chosen without any understeer, or wandering. Very easy to plant and weight your outside foot and really pin the corners. It is vertically compliant enough to do a century without too many complaints, but it is no endurance oriented bike to be sure. Bottom line......I am lucky to be flexible enough to allow this bike to do what it is meant for. Great brand, great service, great paint shop, impeccable fit and finish, and a very capable bike. I really, really, love it and would highly recommend an Orca OMR to anyone looking for a race type frame.