Bicycle brand

Orbea

A Spanish company from the Basque Country, founded in 1840 in Eibar as a maker of guns. Orbea began making bicycles in 1930, and since 1969 it has been a workers' co-operative and part of the Mondragon Corporation. Its headquarters are in Mallabia.

Country Spain
Official website

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Red, white and black Orbea Avant road bike with disc brakes on a stand inside a bicycle shop
Photo: Glory Cycles, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized by VeloVerse.

Known For

The kinds of bicycles and products Orbea specialises in.

  • Road bikes (e.g. Orca and Avant)
  • Mountain bikes
  • Triathlon bikes
  • Urban and electric bikes

Orbea Models

Red, white and black Orbea Avant road bike with disc brakes on a stand inside a bicycle shop
Photo: Glory Cycles, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and resized by VeloVerse.

Road Bike

Avant

Frame
Not confirmed

Orbea's endurance road bike, designed for comfort on long rides with a more upright position than Orbea's Orca race bike. The Avant was sold with a carbon or an aluminium frame and with disc or rim brakes. The variant and year of the bike in the photo are not confirmed: the photographer describes it as set up with Shimano Ultegra and hydraulic disc brakes.

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