Wherever he shows up with his wild, white beard, Orbach is making an appearance. He was called ZZ Top, or a direct descendent of Durin, king of Dwarves. More often than not, he is called Santa.
Pretty much like Santa, Orbach travels a lot, albeit for very different reasons. His long standing passion is mountain biking on nice trails around the world. The list is rather impressive. Turkey, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, to name a few. He just returned home from a bike trip in Japan when his friend David called and asked if he is keen on joining a mtb tour in Romania.
Orbach came to Romania five times already, but he needed little time to decide. A short conversation over the phone, luggage and plane tickets sorted, and we were right out on the bike trails.
Not knowing what to expect in terms of weather for the last week of October, we went for a flexible, custom six days program with trails of all types. We were blessed with some exquisite sunny days, allowing us to roam the mild, flowy, trails in the Saxon Villages near Viscri, the high altitude alpine trails in Bucegi Mountains, enjoy the spectacular vistas in the Piatra Craiului National Park or the juicy bike trails in Postăvaru Mountain and around Brașov city.
Sometimes surprised by the length and the intensity of our climbs, while sporting classical, non e-assisted bikes, David, Yarden and Orbach did put in a proper shift. Hats off to all of them for their capacity to get out of their confort zone. This is one of the main reasons we all like mountain biking, isn’t it?
David Horowitz 
