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Orbea
Sign in to saveOrbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia, Spain. It is part of the Mondragón Cooperative Corporation and Spain's largest bicycle manufacturer. Orbea manufactures and assembles bikes at their own factories in Spain and Portugal.
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- Company.name
- Orbea
- Company.logo
- Orbea logo.svg
- Company.image
- Fachada_fábrica_Orbea.jpg
- Company.type
- Co-operative
- Company.location_city
- Mallabia
- Company.location_country
- Spain
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.industry
- Bicycles
- Company.products
- Bicycles and related components
- Company.homepage
- orbea.com
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Orbea is a bicycle manufacturer based in Mallabia, Spain. It is part of the Mondragón Cooperative Corporation and Spain's largest bicycle manufacturer. Orbea manufactures and assembles bikes at their own factories in Spain and Portugal.
== History == thumb|left|1970 Orbea city bikeOrbea was founded in 1840 by brothers Juan Manuel, Mateo, and Casimiro Orbea in Eibar, Basque Country, Spain. Originally a rifle and gun producer, Orbea exited the gun business and began designing and producing bicycles as Orbea Bicycles in 1930. Orbea began participating in the Tour de France as early as 1934, with famous Spaniard Mariano Cañardo as the face of the Orbea road cycling team.