tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post1886194460678685564..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: The Process is the DesignVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-30471256967601359942013-09-02T14:14:35.276-04:002013-09-02T14:14:35.276-04:00to be used with toe clips and straps. For this rea...to be used with toe clips and straps. For this reason we chose to make them one sided. One of the perks of a one sided pedal is that <a href="http://undergearengineering.com/" rel="nofollow">cnc machining</a> you can use much larger bearings and still have a relatively thin pedal. Boutiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482642020326803384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-78775507461439432962013-07-27T12:25:06.570-04:002013-07-27T12:25:06.570-04:00In the first photo with the toe strap and pedal, t...In the first photo with the toe strap and pedal, the toe strap has been mounted up-side-down...<br /><br />-Chuck at velo-retro.comSherry Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115385435932177296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-33111163976392286402013-06-04T12:26:13.193-04:002013-06-04T12:26:13.193-04:00Chris, both my TA touring and older Campagnolo ped...Chris, both my TA touring and older Campagnolo pedals have a small tab on the inboard side of the platform that bends the toe strap up. I have found this little feature quite important as it prevents the toe strap from rubbing on the crank.<br />Just my $0.02.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172412071505423579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-45665204175565825522013-06-03T09:49:27.306-04:002013-06-03T09:49:27.306-04:00cool that the bottom one looks like a smiley face....cool that the bottom one looks like a smiley face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-57680441230017583152013-05-31T15:01:12.703-04:002013-05-31T15:01:12.703-04:00Today on a ride I was just thinking about my Nuov...Today on a ride I was just thinking about my Nuovo Record pedals I bought in 79. It looks like your pedals don't have a similar cage style for a cleated shoe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-41074538004963619952013-05-29T18:42:58.841-04:002013-05-29T18:42:58.841-04:00As a machinist of over 30 years, I can only say th...As a machinist of over 30 years, I can only say that there is really nothing magical about CNC machined parts. It is kinda of like people throwing around the term "billet aluminum" in the hot rod car world. Big deal, billet just means you start with a big hunk of aluminum. CNCed parts are still dependent upon the programer and operator for accuracy. They can be just as "off" as a component made any other way. Sometimes advertisers like to throw around words hoping to impress when there really isn't anything impressive there. The finished product is what matters. How it was made--not as much. You can have junk no matter how a part is made or you can have a great part.Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-76603767361276210642013-05-28T04:52:03.420-04:002013-05-28T04:52:03.420-04:00Great post! People often forget that the "des...Great post! People often forget that the "design" or look of something is not arbitrary, and is influenced by the entire chain of its lifecycle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-91761367741161712422013-05-24T20:52:12.162-04:002013-05-24T20:52:12.162-04:00Your comments were perhaps pertinent 20 years ago,...Your comments were perhaps pertinent 20 years ago, but they're just not relevant in the current market. If you look at the MTB boom of the early 90's, there was a heap of companies formed based around CNC manufacturing. Few of these still remain because either the economies of scale didn't work out, or they were too heavily invested in tooling and not design, or they created inappropriate products such as cranks which weren't strong enough.<br />Using extrusion to make a pedal is just simply using the appropriate technology for the product - it makes a whole heap of sense for a product whose major loading is in bending. Many, many BMX platform pedals are extruded and then finish CNC'd.<br />Also, the CNC 'aesthetic' is really just a finish. You could easily make it look as though another process was used by etching, media blasting, tumble deburring, polishing, etch.<br />In actual fact, you've made these pedals NOT look as though they're CNC'd, because you're emulating an inherently 'retrogressive' design and product using modern manufacturing techniques, so the 'medium is not the message' at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126618205153590300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-20431633938943811012013-05-24T12:53:42.197-04:002013-05-24T12:53:42.197-04:00Great post Casey. Regarding advert money, word of...Great post Casey. Regarding advert money, word of mouth and products like this will ensure a healthy future for VO. If only more bike shops knew about VO products.<br /><br />nicholasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com