Do It Yourself

was a massive favourite on British downhill courses. What followed it, the 222 was the bike that attracted international attention for the brand. And today the Orange Five is the bike for everyone. Orange mountain bikes are now available in 26 countries across the World.

Orange mountain bikes was created by business partners Lester Noble and Steve Wade. At the beginning, Lester Noble was importing Taiwanese bikes and selling them in the UK under the name Tushingham bikes. However, thanks to Steve Wade’s previous engineering experience and the sheet metal business he owned, the pair were later able to manufacture for themselves. Still, there was a period when the pair assembled imported bike parts.
Now, almost all of the bikes in the Orange mountain bike range are manufactured and assembled in the company’s Halifax factory. However, entry level bikes are still manufactured in the Far East.

The company and Birmingham based Reynolds have a strong relationship: Reynolds was the first company to pioneer 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.