Peat on Orange in 2002

By Jason Sumner, VeloNews Associate Editor

British downhiller Steve Peat has inked a deal with UK-based Orange that will see him riding the company’s bikes in 2002. The deal is similar to the one Peat’s good friend Brian Lopes had with GT in 2001. Peat will not be a full-fledged member of the Orange team, instead running his own program with his own set of co-sponsors.

“His involvement is going to be much more hands on than Lopes’ was with GT though,” said David Merten, owner of Orange’s North American division. “We want Steve to offer ideas on design and be part of the company for the long haul.”

Merten added that he wasn’t sure whose truck Peat would be riding out of. “We’ll support him as much as we can, but it may be a case where Steve has his own tent set up right next to ours,” he said. Peat, who was second in the last two world championship downhills, rode for GT last year.

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