With its base in Halifax, Yorkshire, Orange mountain bikes are a well known English bike company. Whilst the recession has impacted negatively on the leisure industry as a whole, Orange mountain bikes have remained strong thanks to their quality models and commitment to providing a bike for everyone. For the first time in a long time the recession placed some emphasis on buying from British brands instead of foreign ones. From an environmental point of view, buying from within Britain is obviously better too.

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. 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. What followed it, the 222 was the bike that attracted international attention for the brand. Today’s most popular model is the Orange Five. Orange mountain bikes are now available in 26 countries across the World.

Business partners Lester Noble and Steve Wade started Orange mountain bikes. 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. The Far East is however still responsible for the manufacturing of entry level bikes.

The company has a strong relationship with a Birmingham based company known as Reynolds who was the first to implement the use of hydro formed tubing. Most 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.

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