Aluminum Mountain Bikes HANDMADE in the UK – Orange Bikes Factory Tour
@orangebikes has been making aluminum bikes in their UK factory since 1998. From hardtails to full-suspension frames and now e-MTBs, the start-to-finish bike-building process happens in the hands of dedicated employees, and we get to see it in action thanks to Tom Caldwell.
Love the process love that its brittish and well made…..for all the negative nanies constantly moaning about the design who have probably never owned or ridden an orange come bring your taiwanese made enduro bike over to north dean and lets see you back it up.
I was curious if the broken frame think would be the first thing in the comments and inevitably it is. In the end I actually enjoyed the factory tour more than expected, not too detailed but interesting and relevant insights to a small companies business. I even like that so what unusual frame design. The guy seems friendly and competent and so seems the staff. Surely someone made mistakes when handling that warranty case but that happens with so many companies, people just don’t get to know about it.
These are bikes for riders who just want to get stuck in – no fannying about. Personally I also like the industrial look it's unique unlike all the dozens of other similar copies floating about
The Orange bikes I've owned were some of the best bikes I've ever owned. I still ride a super old Orange Clockwork 29 – it just turned 10 years old. I also miss my pal Sir Michael Bonney 😞
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Lost faith in orange selling both my bikes because of it all
Bad time to be launching this vid, those seam welds look like shit
cool production process. Now you only need new designs(which do not look like a fish)
Who ever was Head of Design need to resign asap.
Love the process love that its brittish and well made…..for all the negative nanies constantly moaning about the design who have probably never owned or ridden an orange come bring your taiwanese made enduro bike over to north dean and lets see you back it up.
Ur bikes still break in pieces after one drop or ?
I was curious if the broken frame think would be the first thing in the comments and inevitably it is. In the end I actually enjoyed the factory tour more than expected, not too detailed but interesting and relevant insights to a small companies business. I even like that so what unusual frame design. The guy seems friendly and competent and so seems the staff. Surely someone made mistakes when handling that warranty case but that happens with so many companies, people just don’t get to know about it.
These are bikes for riders who just want to get stuck in – no fannying about. Personally I also like the industrial look it's unique unlike all the dozens of other similar copies floating about
I still have a 222 from 2002, best quality, never changed the 2 big bearings, great rig,had hard life,but still a piece of Art
why the hell does the welder not use gloves 😵
Had a conversation with Steve I think in white rooms years ago about the stickers you guys use to use. Decals ftw! 😂
They very old fashioned now. To all the new suspension bike set ups
Love my 2021 Stage 6, absolutely rapid and corners pretty nicely to
New premises is looking long good!! Love Orange Bikes👌🍊🔥
Get the old school big box section frames back! great video.
The Orange bikes I've owned were some of the best bikes I've ever owned. I still ride a super old Orange Clockwork 29 – it just turned 10 years old. I also miss my pal Sir Michael Bonney 😞
That's a cool to see so much done in-house. Such a rare thing these days. Especially in England. Class!