Velorbis's Victoria Classic ladies bicycle and Churchill Classic gents bike were featured in The Times article - "Sit up and take notice" - in which journalist Andrew Martin applauds the return of a classic bicycle shape in his prelude to the 2007 London Cycle Show.

"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: 'Victoria, the ladies model, takes its curvilinear shape from the subtle, smooth lines of the female form'. While 'Churchill, our classic gents model, reflects the sturdy, muscular contours of the male physique.'"

Read The Times article in full.

The darling of bicycles, the Velorbis Victoria Classic ladies bicycle was used to illustrate Red Magazine's health feature on urban cycling - "On your bike".

"There's something cool about people who cycle: fit, environmentally aware and a little fearless."

Velorbis agrees. One lucky winner won her very own Velorbis Victoria Classic ladies bicycle.

We know who explored new worlds, conquered mountains and sailed oceans.
But who discovered Britain?

In this fascinating series by the BBC - "Great British Journeys" - Nick Crane, the renowned expert cartographer, historian and explorer, asked this vey question and investigated eight epic and challenging journeys, following in the footsteps of Britain's greatest explorers. Nick used a timeless Velorbis Churchill Classic gents bicycle for part of his journey throughout the UK.