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I went to my local bike shop because (oddly) I'm after a new bike. They guy there really rates Orbeas. I'm after a hybrid but I'd never heard of Orbea before and info on the net is scarce. What info I found pertained to Road/Race bikes and it all seemed hugely favourable. Can anyone out there shed any light on the nature of Orbea bikes? Build quality, value for money, comfort etc. Cheers, Jay |
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"Jay" wrote in message . uk... Can anyone out there shed any light on the nature of Orbea bikes? Build quality, value for money, comfort etc. Cheers, Jay Well, if I was given an Obea, I'd be a happy lady. Preferrably something in carbon... Cheers, helen s |
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"wafflycat" waffles*$*A**T*v21net$*££*D*O*T*co*D£$£*O*T*uk wrote in message ... "Jay" wrote in message . uk... Can anyone out there shed any light on the nature of Orbea bikes? Build quality, value for money, comfort etc. Cheers, Jay I don't know about their hybrids (I didn't know that they did any) but I have had an Orbea road bike up until recently and I loved it - it's a bit different than the stuff you normally see knocking about. My only concern was the paint job on mine - it really didn't take much for great chunks of paint to be coming off but I'd accept that I may just have had a dodgy one. I know others who have had no problems and they really are nice bikes - Euskaltel ride them in the Tour so they can't be that bad. Like Helen says, if I was given one I wouldn't say no!! Cheers, Paul |
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Hi I have an Orbea Burgos tourer, three years old, Shimano 105 groupset and chunky aluminium frame with massive downtube. It was a gift from my insurance company after I had a couple of bikes stolen. Overall, not a bad machine. Comfortable on long audaxes. Nice riding position for me off the peg, especially as I didn't see it before it arrived. Paint job is unusual in that the decals seem to have been sprayed on rather than using transfers. Paint is not particularly tough, but adequate. I seem to remember hearing that they are the biggest bike manufacturers in Spain. Keith -- Keeff57 |
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Jay wrote:
Hi, I went to my local bike shop because (oddly) I'm after a new bike. They guy there really rates Orbeas......... Can anyone out there shed any light on the nature of Orbea bikes? Build quality, value for money, comfort etc. My mate sells Orbea bikes from his shop, he had a choice of makes to be a dealer for, and opted for Orbea as they were the best quality/value/range of all who wanted his custom. He rates them, and sells a number of their MTBs. His website link is below, but be warned, it is a crap site! http://geocities.com/wakies2002/ Alan. -- To reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'. http://www.dvatc.co.uk - Off-road cycling in the North Midlands. |
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in message , Jay
') wrote: I went to my local bike shop because (oddly) I'm after a new bike. They guy there really rates Orbeas. I'm after a hybrid but I'd never heard of Orbea before and info on the net is scarce. What info I found pertained to Road/Race bikes and it all seemed hugely favourable. Basque bike maker, highly regarded, doing some very nice things with carbon fibre these days. Their mountain bikes are also well regarded. Build quality should be fine. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ Morning had broken, and there was nothing we could do but wait patiently for the RAC to arrive. |
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Jay wrote:
Hi, I went to my local bike shop because (oddly) I'm after a new bike. They guy there really rates Orbeas. I'm after a hybrid but I'd never heard of Orbea before and info on the net is scarce. What info I found pertained to Road/Race bikes and it all seemed hugely favourable. Can anyone out there shed any light on the nature of Orbea bikes? Build quality, value for money, comfort etc. Bought one for my mother last year; seems a good bike at a good price. I suspect her ideal spec may be somewhat different to yours. The must-haves included a step through frame, dynamo lights, "less than 6 gears" and a basket. With the exception of Pashley, Orbea were about the only people offering such a creation and, unlike Pashley, with 26" wheels. |
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