tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post2608144297233444219..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: VO Grand Cru Seat PostsVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-28405205032919147242012-10-30T14:08:24.868-04:002012-10-30T14:08:24.868-04:00Need a 26.2 for the IG road bike build!!
Maby you ...Need a 26.2 for the IG road bike build!!<br />Maby you can nudge the mnfg to offer other sizes?<br />If they cost more than the 27.2 so be it.Ranger63noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-22696562868232893282010-01-21T18:53:07.595-05:002010-01-21T18:53:07.595-05:00Hi...for the 300mm post what is the effective leng...Hi...for the 300mm post what is the effective length of the post...after you deduct the bit that has to remain inside the seat-tube?......cheers....LeonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1051084319955110132008-09-03T23:41:00.000-04:002008-09-03T23:41:00.000-04:00Would love to see these in 27.0 and 26.8Would love to see these in 27.0 and 26.8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-88624062668996737102008-08-28T14:31:00.000-04:002008-08-28T14:31:00.000-04:00Chris, I just got mine today. It is a very beautif...Chris, I just got mine today. It is a very beautiful seatpost. thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-35961862283438572832008-08-27T08:35:00.000-04:002008-08-27T08:35:00.000-04:00hello Chris. it's definitely exactly the same seat...hello Chris. it's definitely exactly the same seatpost, just a different finish. I wouldn't underestimate Humpert and their quality and designs: they've been around since 1918 and only opened a Taiwan office in 2002, and a China office in 2003, where they apparently make mostly automotive parts. They make and sell millions of handlebars and other parts a year, with excellent quality control. It's hard to tell who designs what these days, and they themselves write only that 'most' of the designs are their own. But I would guess it's not usually Humpert selling other firms' products as their own. At any rate I think it's fantastic, second only to Nitto (and my favorite: the Brompton Pentaclip!- a different bit of metal than I referred to above).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-73129806630949819892008-08-26T19:08:00.000-04:002008-08-26T19:08:00.000-04:00Alex, Humpert seems to re-sell items made by vario...Alex, Humpert seems to re-sell items made by various Taiwanese manufacturers; we do a bit of that too. I see that they have a listing in the big Taiwan "data book" so I'm not sure if they are actually a German or Taiwanese company. In any case, we don't buy from them and I really don't know which factories make products for them. I've never even seen their full catalog. I think I might know the seatpost that you are referring to and I've looked at it, but I think our's is superior. (Is that a surprise?)<BR/><BR/>We probably won't offer it in sizes other than 27.2. It's not that I don't want too, but the high tooling cost is better spent elsewhere. When we get as as big as Cannondale or Trek we'll have it in all sizes ;<)Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-56242126802218406732008-08-26T18:31:00.000-04:002008-08-26T18:31:00.000-04:00Are these the 'Racing' seatpost models from the ge...Are these the 'Racing' seatpost models from the german firm Humpert in AL 2014 T6, but with a very nice polished, and not matt, silver finish (who came up with the matt finishes for bike parts anyway?)? If so, would not the 'Hook-Race' model, indentical but made of a better aluminum (AL 6061 T6) and shorter (280mm) be a nicer product? <BR/><BR/>Humpert only offers the 27.2 size: how many sizes can one offer on a one-piece design such as this?<BR/><BR/>I've also been looking for a large setback for ages, and settled with Brompton's steel bar-end like adapter. this is prettier! thanks for offering this product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-69748340540283270492008-08-23T19:26:00.000-04:002008-08-23T19:26:00.000-04:00I would be in for 2 at 26.8 and 1 at 26.6I would be in for 2 at 26.8 and 1 at 26.6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-7841769359287305902008-08-23T13:04:00.000-04:002008-08-23T13:04:00.000-04:00have you considered offering them in 400mm ? I kno...have you considered offering them in 400mm ? I know its not exactly your target market, but it would be nice to have a seatpost with the much setback for some mountain bikes.Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04532770362809569806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-80276014985553471482008-08-22T20:31:00.000-04:002008-08-22T20:31:00.000-04:00If you get them in 26.8 & 26.6, I'll buy f...If you get them in 26.8 & 26.6, I'll buy four of them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-11020115884924980832008-08-22T16:31:00.000-04:002008-08-22T16:31:00.000-04:00There may be a 250mm version in the future. We are...There may be a 250mm version in the future. We are still considering it. But it's easy enough to cut down a seatpost yourself.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-47041512638295409052008-08-22T16:17:00.000-04:002008-08-22T16:17:00.000-04:00Awesome. Does the phrase, "the 300mm version" mea...Awesome. Does the phrase, "the 300mm version" mean that there's also a shorter version?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240784085754799767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-18248470196236260852008-08-22T14:14:00.000-04:002008-08-22T14:14:00.000-04:00Gorgeous. I've been digging around for something ...Gorgeous. I've been digging around for something like this and have not been impressed with the offerings, until now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-67648810133790715432008-08-22T14:12:00.000-04:002008-08-22T14:12:00.000-04:00the posts look good. nice work.the posts look good. nice work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com