Why No Orbea Love?

[smutchin]

I have an Orbea Avant and love it but I never see any others out and about.

I borrowed an Avant M20D for extended testing last year (I did just shy of 1,000km on it, including a 400km audax, so I think that's enough to form a meaningful opinion). Absolutely bloody loved it. Fantastic bike. I was very reluctant to give it back at the end of the testing period, and if I'd had a couple of grand spare...

The main reason you don't see them is simply that they're just not widely available in the UK (which is possibly because they go direct to market rather than through one of the big mainstream distributors). It's certainly not because they're not good bikes.

 

[Mrs M]

The bike shop I use for repairs and service (not the closest but the best so far) now stocks Orbea.
Mainly sell Cube and have chosen to also stock another less common brand, like their style
Very smart bikes and the had a lovely Orbea fat bike on display last time I was there.

 

[Hip Priest]

Like @User13710 I have an Aqua, and I also got it from my LBS because they had a few bikes within my budget and it was the one I liked best. I see quite a few Orbeas knocking about. I'd say they were roughly as common as Bianchi in these parts.

 

[coffeejo]

Like @User13710 I have an Aqua, and I also got it from my LBS because they had a few bikes within my budget and it was the one I liked best. I see quite a few Orbeas knocking about. I'd say they were roughly as common as Bianchi in these parts.

Seems like every other road bike around here is an Orbea. It's how you tell where people shop.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

After seeing a total of 3 in the past 4 years,I saw TWO Orbea MTB's in the space of 10 mins .I don't usually see anyone on my trails,and lo and behold the two I do bump into have bikes that are very rare round here.
I was drooling over one in particular ,which was a Graphite colour with black decals.Real stealth and real lovely.

 

[jamma]

I think the go outdoors ones are their entry level hybrid type bikes though

I've seen a avant m20 in my local go outdoors but it was bright green

 

[jamma]

I know my LBS has started to stock orbea bikes apart from their merida range but it isn't a big range due to opening a new store and ordering 2017 models

 

[coffeejo]

If they're sold in the UK then they're obliged to have their brakes changed to the UK layout...

All my bikes are foreigners and they've all assimilated to the British way of doing things.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

GCN continue their Orbea love with a ride on the new Orca....


View: https://youtu.be/gS2GG1rDoZw


Very nice bike, but very bland looking

 

[Beebo]

As I said YOMV. I just found the Orbea site more difficult to navigate than most.

my computer doesn't like the web site either.
My LBS is a stockist, but you can get a bigger bang for your buck elsewhere.

 

[Elybazza61]

Very nearly bought an Aqua as my first bike;in fact I probably should have as it would have been fitted by the LBS rather than the too big one I ended up buying.

Really nice bikes,obv see a few around here as the LBS stocks them and I think there is a shop in Bury St Edmunds that does them too so see the odd one when out that way.

Nice to have something a bit different like my Ridleys;only saw a couple more Ridleys at Ride London and not many Orbeas either,lots of Treks,Specializeds,etc.

Nicest bike I saw was a custom Independent which looked like a Ti/carbon mix.

 

[huggy]

On a holiday park at the moment and there are 2 nice looking Orbea kids bikes, locked up where as most others are left free.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Seen a few nice orbea's around where i work. I dont think they were new bikes though. Cannondales, Specialized & boardman bikes seem to be what i mainly see on the roads where i work, though i have seen a few dawes steelies and absolutely lush planet-x and fuji bikes around. B'Twin Tribans have also gained popularity in a huge way and are becoming more and more common. I see a lot of B'Twin hybrids and 500se's fly past, seen a fair few deliveroo cyclists on Tribans . Its like 4 out of 10 bikes seem to be a Triban of some sort. Ive never seen anyone apart from myself on a 540 though

 

[Hutch118]

I have an Orbea Avant H50 as my first bike and I have to say it's excellent. From looking at other specs it's probably entry level parts but I've had no problems with it, it's comfortable and easy to use.

I'd certainly look at higher spec models when it comes to change it but overall it's a very nice bike.

 

[JtB]

If they're sold in the UK then they're obliged to have their brakes changed to the UK layout...

Both my wife's and my Bianchi have the brakes the wrong way round and after many years I've finally got used to it (I think).

I've always secretly liked Orbeas, would be nice to see a few more members' pictures of them on the forum.