Posts Tagged ‘Orbea’
World News Briefs – September 2024
Mixed Financial Results for Global Bike Companies Everyone in the Australian bicycle industry knows that times have been tough for over two years now since the end of the covid boom. But exactly how tough has it been on a global scale? We don’t often report upon the financial results of global bicycle companies, but…
£19 Million Injection for Supercharged Brompton Growth
London, UK Folding bike specialist Brompton’s desires to grow even faster than its 20% organic expansion in recent years has sparked a £19 million (A$25.51 million) capital injection for the UK company. Growth capital investor BGF recently took a minority stake in the English manufacturer, securing £19 million in equity capital to further accelerate growth.…
‘SUVs’ Bringing New e-Bike Audience
Frankfurt, Germany E-Bike ‘SUVs’ are emerging as the most important e-bike sectors to attract newcomers to cycling, according to industry leaders at a Eurobike workshop. Authorities speaking at the e-Bike: A Game Changer workshop said these ‘sports utility’ e-bikes, combining the sportiness and youth appeal of e-MTBs with practical features more typically seen on urban…
Trooper Lu’s Searching for Prized Recruits
~ Sponsored Content ~ Sydney couple Justin and Simone Chisholm steadily established themselves among Australia’s leading Yamaha motorcycle retailers and are now they’re turning their considerable energies and acumen to the bicycle industry. The duo established Trooper Lu’s Bicycles in Liverpool last October, an offshoot of their successful Trooper Lu’s Garage motorcycle business, and have…
Orbea Rallon – Born for Enduro
– Sponsored Content – There’s no hiding from it, 2022 is approaching hard and fast, and it’s coming with a good dose of optimism! Orbea is certainly working hard to make 2022 a winner and this is evident in some of their prominent new releases; take the Rallon enduro mountain bike for example… While the…
Orbea: Boutique yet All-Inclusive
– Sponsored Content – Originating from the Basque region of Spain, Orbea has been designing bikes since the 1930s and first ventured into mountain biking in 1989. It’s a longstanding history and its range encompasses market-leading models in just about every facet of off-road riding; from gravity-enduro to XC racing and e-bikes. They first gained…
Orbea – Big Quality in a Small Package
– Sponsored Content – Spanish brand Orbea is well known to keen cyclists and it holds a solid reputation both on the road and off. What you mightn’t know is they also have an impressive selection of high-performance kids’ bikes—the sort that enthusiasts would be stoked to see their kids on. Incorporating features such as…
It’s All About the Vibe!
– Sponsored Content – Orbea’s new Vibe offers everyday cyclists a level of design refinement and sophistication previously only seen in the most expensive road and mountain bikes. Vibe is an electric urban bike that maximizes style and efficiency at an incredibly low weight. Vibe is designed for cyclists seeking simplicity and freedom thanks to…
European Bicycle Factories Starting to Reopen
In late March Pon Bike announced that they were halting production at their Derby Cycle factory in Cloppenburg Germany until at least 17th April. However they would still be delivering bicycles that they had in stock. As at 20th April, there had still been no announcement as to when production would resume. Other European factories…
Orbea Rapidly Gains Ground
– Sponsored Content – Spanish brand Orbea may have a century long heritage, but they’ve been at the cutting edge when it comes to the Orbea Gain, one of the very first e-road bikes to enter the world market. Following huge sales success, Orbea have now expanded their range to embrace both carbon and alloy…