Orange Mountain Bikes’ All Round Range

Orange mountain bikes are a British mountain bike company which is based in the town of Halifax, Yorkshire. Although the recent recession impacted the leisure industry negatively, Orange mountain bikes have survived very well thanks to its commitment to providing a bike for everyone and its commitment to quality. For the first time in a long time the recession placed some emphasis on buying from British brands instead of foreign ones. Buying British is also much greener than sourcing our bikes from abroad.

There’s a long history behind Orange mountain bikes and previous sponsoring of big name riders like Steve Peat and Greg Minaar have made the brand more visible. Being a fans’ favourite on British downhill courses, the Patriot was the bike that really cemented Orange mountain bikes’ status amongst the industry’s favourites. Then the 222, the model which followed, got the brand the international recognition it needed. Today, it’s the Orange Five model that everyone knows. Orange mountain bikes are now available in 26 countries across the World.

Orange mountain bikes was created by business partners Lester Noble and Steve Wade. Before the two joined forces, Noble was selling imported bikes from Taiwan with the name Tushingham bikes. However, thanks to Steve Wade’s previous engineering experience and the sheet metal business he owned, the pair were later able to manufacture for themselves. Although they did begin by importing bike parts and assembling them themselves.

Now, almost all of the bikes in the Orange mountain bike range are manufactured and assembled in the company’s Halifax factory. Entry level bikes are manufactured in the Far East though.

Orange has a good relationship with Birmingham based Reynolds who was the first company to use hydro formed tubing. The majority of Orange mountain bikes are made using hydro formed tubing. As a result of the technique employed in making the tubes for the bike frames, the frames are very durable.

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