Orbea Orca M20 Team

ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST bike brands, Spanish manufacturer Orbea, is closing in on its 200th anniversary. But the company hasn’t been making bikes since the get go; in fact, they started out as a rifle and gun producer. Nowadays they are better known as a gun bike producer.

Taking delivery of an Orbea Orca M20 team just before Christmas, the bike was boxed, ready to be built up and waiting at the local Orbea / Schwalbe Australia dealer.

First impressions do count, and before the box was even opened, three key points were glaringly