Why No Orbea Love?

[Stealthrider1]

I have an Orbea Avant and love it but I never see any others out and about. I see all the usual big names and plenty of boardman's, cubes,canyons and Scotts but am yet to see another Orbea. I never even see them get a mention in online forums and a search for anything orbea, particularly avant related even on Google reveals minimal results on other forums etc. Despite the fact that they are one of the eldest bike companies in the world and are widely used and highly regarded by the fantastic GCN channel.

So are they just very unfashionable, a very well kept secret or something else?

Does anyone else on here own one?

 

[TVC]

I have an Orbea, very nice bike. They just don't have so many outlets in this country. I went through the now defunct Skinnywheels and had the bike built to a custom spec for me. Just be proud that you have a bike not everyone has heard of. As it happens I'm off to Bilbao in the autumn so I may have to go and pay homage.

 

[Levo-Lon]

You get a few around my area but there are orbea dealers here

 

[ianrauk]

Don't see many out and about on my commute. Every now and again but not widespread as much as Trek or Spesh.
Nice bikes though. Very nice.

 

[Lee_M]

having read this thread I went on their website.
I couldn't possibly buy a bike from a company that builds a websiteso badly and tells you nothing about their bikes other than the price :-)

 

[vickster]

See if their Spanish site is better, they may not have bothered with their English offer

Cyclesurgery sell Orbea

 

[Stealthrider1]

having read this thread I went on their website.
I couldn't possibly buy a bike from a company that builds a websiteso badly and tells you nothing about their bikes other than the price :-)

All the info is on there , click on a bike and it has the specs, geometry et al

 

[AndyRM]

First bike I clicked on the Orbea website, not sure what more info you need?

https://www.orbea.com/gb-en/bicycles/range-2016/orca-m-team

 

[ianrauk]

having read this thread I went on their website.
I couldn't possibly buy a bike from a company that builds a websiteso badly and tells you nothing about their bikes other than the price :-)

They are a world renowned brand with bikes ridden by Pro-Tour teams

 

[Lee_M]

i like to know abut the brand and what their philosophy is, and then the types of bike they make in general. What I don't want to do is try to fight through lots of "cool" website features that get in the way, and then have to click on each bike individually to find out about it.
YOMV of cours

 

[ianrauk]

Not sure which Orbea website Lee is looking at but the one I have just been perusing has more info about the bikes, the brand and the history of Orbea then you can shake a hand pump at.

 

[goody]

I hired one on my first trip to Majorca, seemed like a nice bike, brakes were the wrong way round though.

 

[ianrauk]

I hired one on my first trip to Majorca, seemed like a nice bike, brakes were the wrong way round though.

All European and US bikes have the brakes opposite to the UK.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

Well I tend to go off the beaten track,and not see anyone.
But there is a moors road a few miles away,and in the last few years I have saw 2 Orbea's.
So yeah,not popular.But I see that as a bonus
Think of it as being a bit different,a bit exclusive to everyone else.
In my lifetime I have saw 1 Orbea MTB,at the Cathkin Braes Commonwealth tracks.
"Why No Orbea Love ?"
Plenty of Orbea love .
Just not plenty of Orbea's.
There should be,I love the look of them .

 

[Lee_M]

i dont think my laptop likes it.