Orbea offers a truly glorious name in the annals of cycling history. The Orbea brothers began with a metal tubing business in the heart of the Basque country of northern Spain in the middle of the 19th Century. Given the Euskadis’ (Basque people) insane passion for cycling—not to mention the best cycling roads on the planet—it’s no surprise that Orbea turned its attention to making steel bicycles in the 1930s. In 1964, Orbea became a part of one of the world’s largest cooperatives, MCC (Mondragon Corporacion Cooperativea), based in the Basque country. Since that time, Orbea has been making and finishing their hand-made framesets right where they began over 75 years ago.
Orbea provides exception value and exceptional product depth. For the first time in our history, Cadence will offer high-quality, best-in-class road bikes through Orbea starting at just over $1,000! Additionally, we will offer well-equipped full-carbon bikes from Orbea at just over $2,000! In addition to being able to provide these best-in-class bikes to a larger customer base, Orbea still allows Cadence to offer ueber-engineered racing and time trial bikes like the Beijing-winning Orca and the world-class and supremely aerodynamic Ordu time trial/triathlon bike. Despite their quality, thoroughbred race history, and proven success, these cutting-edge bikes sill offer supreme value: something that truly astonishes all of us at Cadence, and will surely impress you!