Who Are Orbea Mountain Bikes?
In the world of mountain biking, Orbea mountain bikes are well renowned. The company that makes them is based in a town called Mallavia, in Spain’s Basque country. Today the company makes Orbea mountain bikes, Orbea road bikes and Orbea touring bikes.
Interestly this mountain bike company actually started life as a weapons and ammunition company. In the beginning Orbea made rifles, pistols and their cartridges. All through Spain, Orbea was renowned for the weapons it made. Certianly, by the 1870s, Orbea was one of the most influential and successful companies in the area.
The company’s history of making weapons continued up until the end of the Spanish Civil War when demand waned. Things also changed in 1926 when the business split into two seprate companies following family problems. Orbea mountain bikes was born from one of the companies brought about by the split of the original company.
As a well known and respected name in biking, the company has always sponsored and had strong links with cycling teams. It has a very close relationship with the Basque cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi as well as Xacobeo-Galicia. Additionally, Orbea mountain bikes has had its own team since 2005.
Today the brand also sponsors an array of biking events Europe-wide and Orbea products can often be found being given as prizes in such events. Modern, carbon fibre frames are common on their current designs. Many of their current bikes have frames made entirely of aluminium which is lightweight and very popular.
Thanks to sponsorship of high profile biking events and shows providing plenty of publicity, the company’s future appears secure. Orbea sponsors some of Spain’s biggest events in the field of mountain bikes which welcome participation from professionals and members of the public. Another demonstration of their quality is the fact that they are sold all over the world.
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