Epsiode 246 - Orbea Bicycles on Hacking Shimano Motors, The Hardest Part About Making Bikes, Customization & More

Epsiode 246 - Orbea Bicycles on Hacking Shimano Motors, The Hardest Part About Making Bikes, Customization & More

Orbea has over 180 years of manufacturing heritage, starting as a gun and ammunition manufacturer in the Basque Country of Northern Spain way back in 1840. When the business of gun making waned, the company pivoted and began using the tubing machines and raw materials they'd acquired to manufacture bicycles. In the 1930s, Orbea made the switch to bicycle manufacturing entirely, and by the time the Spanish Civil War ended in 1939, they were producing 50,000 bikes per year. It wasn't always easy going however, and in 1969 the company found itself on the edge of bankruptcy, which would have caused 1,500 workers to lose their jobs. To prevent this, the employees purchased the company from the founders and set it up as a cooperative, which allowed the company to stay in business. A few years later, the company moved their headquarters to Mallabia, where they are still located. To this day, they are still a cooperative, which means that the employees own the company and have a very real say in how it is run.

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#267 - A Tech and Racing-Recap of 2024 with Neko Mulally and Jordi Cortes

#267 - A Tech and Racing-Recap of 2024 with Neko Mulally and Jordi Cortes

After a whirlwind 2024 Season, we had the opportunity to sit down with Jordi Cortes of Fox Factory and Neko Mulally of Frameworks Racing to debrief on the latest tech, the incremental changes that rid...

23 Dec 202458min

#266 - How Many is Too Many for a Groupride and Does the PNW Ruin Bike Reviews?

#266 - How Many is Too Many for a Groupride and Does the PNW Ruin Bike Reviews?

Kaz, Dario, Sarah, and Henry bring you this week's Show & Tells, review reflections, and listener questions.

12 Dec 20241h 2min

Episode 265 - Trying to Justify a 41lb non-eMTB, and How to Win Your Local DH League

Episode 265 - Trying to Justify a 41lb non-eMTB, and How to Win Your Local DH League

In our first Vodcast, we blast through Kaz's Trek Top Fuel review, Henry showcases his latest snorkeling kit, and Dario talks us through his mighty 41lb enduro bike.

5 Dec 202453min

Episode 264 - Finally, The Trail Bike Field Test Roundtable

Episode 264 - Finally, The Trail Bike Field Test Roundtable

With eight different bikes and several pieces of supporting content, this Field Test has certainly been a big one. Now, it's time for its final piece - the Roundtable discussion, where we answer the u...

28 Nov 20241h 3min

Episode 263 - Is Our Ideal Trail Bike Geo Location Dependant & Henry's Changing Role

Episode 263 - Is Our Ideal Trail Bike Geo Location Dependant & Henry's Changing Role

Our usual mix of bike and tech reflections. Does the perfect bike ever really exist?

21 Nov 202449min

Episode 262 - When to Give In and Take Your Bike to a Mechanic, and Should Racing Stay "Amateur"?

Episode 262 - When to Give In and Take Your Bike to a Mechanic, and Should Racing Stay "Amateur"?

Hear ye, hear ye, let's talk even more about mountain bikes.

14 Nov 20241h

Episode 261 - Greg Minnaar on Blank Chequebooks, Winning Culture & How to Truly Test a Bike

Episode 261 - Greg Minnaar on Blank Chequebooks, Winning Culture & How to Truly Test a Bike

When Greg Minnaar left the Santa Cruz Syndicate, it was about as big of a news story as you get in mountain bike racing. A rider who went against the very best of each generation, it was at one time i...

7 Nov 20241h 9min

Episode 260 - The Proto-Demo Debrief, Kaz is Cranky and Revisiting Old Debates

Episode 260 - The Proto-Demo Debrief, Kaz is Cranky and Revisiting Old Debates

This week, we tune in with the tech team for some Show and Tells and answer your questions. We'd love to answer some of your questions. Pleave us a message here.

24 Okt 202451min

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