BRAKING POINTS

Walking into the glitzy entrance chamber of Galfer Bike’s Barcelona factory, their sponsored riders are front and centre. Scouring the walls, we can see MotoGP winners Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo and moto-trials wizard Toni Bou, alongside names MBUK readers may be more familiar with, including Aussie DH legends Mick and Tracey Hannah, British XC Olympian Annie Last and Belgian EWS winner Martin Maes.

Behind closed doors, though, this place is all business, knocking out brake rotors and pads at an impressive rate. Galfer make all their components in-house, employing more than 150 staff. Today, they’re giving us VIP access so we can discover how they design, test and manufacture their discs and