VELORBIS Press Articles

VELORBIS in Inhabitat.com: Inhabitat June 2008

Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

Inhabitat recently worte about the business between VELORBIS and IKEA.

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VELORBIS in the Daily Candy: Daily Candy June 2008

" Poppa’s got a brand new belly. Help him shed his extra layers and reduce his carbon footprint with a swanky Velorbis ride (and a sidecar for good measure). "

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VELORBIS in Holy spokes in the US: Holy spokes in the US

"When I called before visiting the bike shop, Sorger asked me how tall I was. "Barely five foot," I said. "Great! We have a barely-five-foot-sized bike here for you to ride," was the reply. Indeed, I couldn't hide my glee pedaling a Velorbis Victoria Classic (called oma, or "grandma," style) around the spacious garage—or potentially beyond, as curious riders are encouraged to test-drive the bikes about town."

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VELORBIS featured in the british magazine "The Quarterly": The Quarterly Magazine 2008 - Summer Edition

"The expert's guide to goodliving" is a quirky luxury lifestyle magazine written by experts. Past contributors have included Alexandra Shulman on the little black dress, Lalph Lauren on classic cars, Raymond Blanc on British food and Jon Snow exploring why men should wear ties.

Now VELORBIS has a full page feature, written by Catherine Gordon. Catherine is a riter and cyclist who rides to work along the Regent's Canal towpath in London.
Velorbis featured in the You & Your Wedding magazine
Velorbis featured in the Adidas newsletter
Velorbis featured in the Country Life magazine
Velorbis featured in the Elle fashion magazine
Red Magazine UK
VELORBIS in Great British Journeys: We know who explored new worlds, conquered mountains and sailed oceans.
But who ‘discovered’ Britain?

In this fascinating series, Nick Crane investigates eight epic and challenging journeys, following in the footsteps of our greatest indigenous explorers. Nick use a Velorbis Churchill Classic bicycle for part of his journey through the UK.
VELORBIS in Cycling World Product Report: "I'll ride it to market and take the admiring glances. Admired it was, too, first time out. "What a lovely bike. I'd like one like
that"; "A proper one" (my assumption is that the lady was referring to the machine and not the rider); "Do you a swap for
mine (a purple ATB with additional rust feature) if you like?"; "Bit of style, like it." Granted, when a club run passed by, no
attempt was made to sit on the back. Maybe the audax will wait a while."
Cycleliciousness - Bikes We Like: VELORBIS: Let it be said. We like Velorbis.

They say it best themselves: "We put our heart and soul into all of our bicycles - every component or design feature has been well considered for its functionality, compatibility and overall aesthetic."

What tickles us the most is that the company is new on the bespoke market. VELORBIS was born from the hunt for a desirable bicycle on which to cycle around London as an
alternative to public transport after the London bombings in 2005.

The company immediately embraced the classic, timeless form, as well as adding spice with cheeky modern versions. Above is a fine example of classicism - a "sit up and beg" model called the Victoria Classic.
London Bicycle Show 2007: "Also on the Velorbis stand was an all-chromed custom bike, fitted with the Nu-Vinci continuously-variable transmission (we hope to have a different bike fitted with this system in for review shortly). I noticed the strange hook off the side of the carrier rack, which would seemingly prevent the use of panniers. In fact it's designed so that any bag with a handle can be securely carried hanging against the side of the bike"
Cycling TV - News round up - London Bicycle Show: The 2008 product range on display for Velorbis was particularly exciting, the company having created an ultra-prestigious, ultra-old fashioned looking bike design that, whilst featuring top quality components and a comfortably rideable design, definitely makes the leap from city bike to exclusive fashion accessory.
The TIMES - Sit up an take notice: A company called Velorbis will be exhibiting the latest in its range of “elegant, classic bicycles” at the show. The firm is Danish (the sit-up-and-beg has always been popular in Northern Europe), but its models have Anglophile names, and are described in fogeyish, fascinatingly non-PC language: “Our Victoria, the ladies’ model, takes its curvilinear shape from the subtle, smooth lines of the female form.” While “Church-ill, our classic gents’ model, reflects the sturdy, muscular contours of the male physique . . .”

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VELORBIS switches to Euro factories: Dutch bike specialist Velorbis has moved production for its bikes from the Far East to Germany and Sweden in order to reduce lead times.

Kenneth Boediker, MD of Velorbis, said: "There has been a real resurgence of sit-up-and-beg, Dutch-style bicycles in the market. We have an innovative and flexible organistaion with short timelines from ideas through to action, and we can we can act on our instincts and trends, more so than larger companies"