Orange mountain bikes are a British mountain bike company which is based in the town of Halifax, Yorkshire. Despite the recession’s negative effect on the leisure industry, Orange mountain bikes have remained thanks to their commitment to creating the perfect bike for everyone and to ensuring the bike is quality.The recession has placed a bigger than usual emphasis on choosing British brands over foreign ones. There are also obvious environmental benefits to buying from companies within our own country.
As well as Orange mountain bikes’ long history, the brand is well known for its high profile sponsorship of big name riders Steve Peat and Greg Minaar. The Patriot was the model that really confirmed Orange mountain bikes’ status as fans’ favourite, because it was incredibly popular on British downhill courses. Then the 222, the model which followed, got the brand the international recognition it needed. Today’s most popular model is the Orange Five. Today, orange mountain bikes can be bought in 26 different countries.
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, Steve Wade brought with him engineering experience and a sheet metal business, so the pair were eventually able to manufacture 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. However, entry level bikes are still manufactured in the Far East.
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.This means that a particular method is employed when making the frame tubes to create frames which are very durable.
