We spotted this at Eurobike while breezing past their booth, and now we have word it’s their first entry into the road bike category in a number of years. The Carb-O road bike will be available in extremely limited quantities to start (about 120 units total) and come only as a complete bike with Shamino 105 and Easton wheels and cockpit. Retail is £1899.
The frame has a monocoque front triangle made up of UD carbon fibers with a lugged carbon rear end.
Robin,
You obviously have no idea how the cycling industry works, the part where the major manufacturers don’t want you to know. Many of the Colnago, Bianchi, and Pinarello carbon frames are made by Pedal Force, which is a subsidiary of Giant, the largest bicycle carbon manufacturer in the world. Just because you went on a website and didn’t find Pedal Force frames that are EXACTLY like Orange doesn’t mean squat. These frames are made virtually in the same row of factories in Taiwan. I know this because I’ve been to Taiwan on numerous occasions and visited these factories. Don’t get me wrong, Taiwan’s quality is much better than China, and perhaps will be the next Japan. In no way did I ever say that these were inferior frames. I just pointed out that Orange really has nothing to do with their frames, it’s a Pedal Force frame with their Orange sticker on it. Hey, you learned something today. Congrats.
