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Posted on January 1, 2023January 10, 2023 by Andrew Phillips (Team Orb) — Leave a comment

Orb Mk II Kickstarter Funded!

New year, new lights!

Thank you all so much for your support, we reached our funding goal around 24 hours ahead of target and never looked back. It’s a very obvious statement, but we couldn’t have done it without everyone … Read the rest

Category: World Tour
Posted on October 11, 2022December 8, 2022 by Andrew Phillips (Team Orb) — Leave a comment

Why the Orb Zeppo v.8 is the bike you need for your winter commute

1. You can get it on the Cycle to Work scheme via the Green Commute Initiative

We have joined forces with the Green Commute Initiative (GCI) – an industry-leading cycle-to-work scheme. Unlike all the other schemes, with GCI you are … Read the rest

Category: World Tour
Posted on July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 by Andrew Phillips (Team Orb) — Leave a comment

Orb and the Climate

Imagine if you ate all of someone’s apples, and then said to them ‘It’s okay, I planted an apple tree for you’. They would look at you like you were insane. 

Well, this is what we are doing with the … Read the rest

Category: World Tour
Posted on April 21, 2022April 28, 2022 by Andrew Phillips (Team Orb) — Leave a comment

Bealach na Ba by Zeppo

Bealach na Ba is a climb that has long been on my radar. An old cattle drover’s route over the Applecross Peninsula, and now famous as the longest open road climb in the UK, it’s over 1,000km and 12+ hours … Read the rest

Category: World Tour
Posted on July 8, 2021September 28, 2021 by Andrew Phillips (Team Orb) — Leave a comment

Couch to Commute

Dreading going back to the daily commute? Return to work a healthier, lower carbon person! There are a few common factors that stop people from jumping on the bicycle to commute and hopefully we can help you start on the … Read the rest

Category: World Tour
Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 by Andrew Phillips (Team Orb) — 4 Comments

Five tips for buying a bike

If you know me, you know I live and breathe bikes. That’s why I’m a lot of people’s first port of call for advice on buying one.

Most of the bikes I get shown are totally unsuited to the job … Read the rest

Category: World Tour
Posted on February 12, 2021September 27, 2021 by Andrew Phillips (Team Orb) — 1 Comment

These are the Droids you’re looking for

I was explaining the concept of our new Droid anti-theft lights to a sceptical fellow cyclist, and all he could say to me was “I’ve never had any lights stolen”.

Sure. Most people probably haven’t.

I only had one question … Read the rest

Category: World Tour
Posted on November 12, 2020September 27, 2021 by Andrew Phillips (Team Orb) — Leave a comment

Winter is coming – tips for the road

With the weather changing fast, we asked ultra running guru (and now cycling convert) Robbie Britton for his tips on riding through the winter. 

Layer up. Or down. You choose.

As autumn and winter really set in, so does the … Read the rest

Category: World Tour
Posted on October 29, 2020September 28, 2021 by Andrew Phillips (Team Orb) — Leave a comment

The Orb quick guide to bike lights

If you’re new to the world of cycling, or even if you just have better things to think about, buying any kind of accessory for your bike can be confusing and lights are no exception.

We’ve written a quick list … Read the rest

Category: World Tour
Posted on January 15, 2020 by Andrew Phillips (Team Orb) — 2 Comments

Two Volcano Sprint – Team Orb race report


The skin on my hip has regrown, and my fingers have regained enough sensation to type almosjt normally, which I guess means it’s time for me to get round to my Two Volcano Sprint write-up. 2vs is a brand new … Read the rest

Category: World Tour

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