tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post6098080747638915980..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Wheel StabilizerVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-65463763068430012792016-03-16T13:29:54.877-04:002016-03-16T13:29:54.877-04:00So I have a brazed on point on my down-tube (Xtrac...So I have a brazed on point on my down-tube (Xtracycle Edgerunner). Where can I get one which will fit to that? Xtracycle won't ship to the UK.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957616409432299713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-66043090834124239492013-07-26T15:37:22.187-04:002013-07-26T15:37:22.187-04:00My spring keeps popping off the head of the connec...My spring keeps popping off the head of the connector to the down tube. What can I do?Christinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-57681378347112420982013-07-02T18:12:56.087-04:002013-07-02T18:12:56.087-04:00Great idea, but won't work on my bike because ...Great idea, but won't work on my bike because the diameter of the down tube is a little too big for the clamp. If there's a larger clamp available, or if anyone knows of a workaround, please post!Joe in Baltimorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-7212400027431921422013-04-28T17:42:51.484-04:002013-04-28T17:42:51.484-04:00bought one ... but the bike frame is too thick for...bought one ... but the bike frame is too thick for the clamp. Will have to figure something else out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-69463119632847680022011-02-02T21:14:46.971-05:002011-02-02T21:14:46.971-05:002 day ago I dropped the knob on road.
I heard the ...2 day ago I dropped the knob on road.<br />I heard the clatter, looked back and didn't see nothing so I kept going.. Found the knob 4 hours later at same location. I was lucky.<br />I'll loctite it later.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378302000892802829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-75785599650811300822010-09-24T08:39:03.150-04:002010-09-24T08:39:03.150-04:00this could also be great for kids just learning to...this could also be great for kids just learning to ride a bike. This should totally be standard on children's bikes!lee.watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650449275019133632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-14665544162672338562010-09-13T11:25:41.328-04:002010-09-13T11:25:41.328-04:00If you have heavier loads you should tighten the s...If you have heavier loads you should tighten the spring with the knob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-4659549695641380642010-09-13T02:04:55.144-04:002010-09-13T02:04:55.144-04:00I tried the stabilizer with my touring bike with f...I tried the stabilizer with my touring bike with front basket and found that this does no help if the load was more than 5kg..Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378302000892802829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-14783045271534262892010-08-31T19:58:33.057-04:002010-08-31T19:58:33.057-04:00I'll order two just as soon they get back in s...I'll order two just as soon they get back in stock!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052973793387173901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-75767512056750140412010-08-28T16:18:35.063-04:002010-08-28T16:18:35.063-04:00Is there a way to be notified when you get 'em...Is there a way to be notified when you get 'em back in? I'd like to pick up 3 of 'em.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09856253803743292805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-62415627576236300892010-08-12T17:24:57.439-04:002010-08-12T17:24:57.439-04:00Just installed mine. Works great. I gave it a te...Just installed mine. Works great. I gave it a test ride and noticed no discernible effect on steering, whether city riding, slow riding or track standing. Keeps the front from flopping when parked, both locked to parking meter and using the kickstand, which I haven't used in ages. After reading the comments I even tested out riding with no hands and didn't notice a problem, but with a front load floppy bike I didn't ride with no hands much before either. I was able to take both hands off the handlebars while waiting for red lights under all conditions, which before I could only do if I was pointed down a hill.<br /><br />It doesn't surprise me these sold out in 3 days. I've been looking for one of these for a year, but since I didn't really know what they were even called had a problem. Google searching: "front fork springy thingy for big basket bicycle" was shockingly unproductive. I suspect many others were in the same boat as me. I'd expect your sales for these will stabilize quickly now that everyone in the English language market now knows where they can find one.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289745556219478251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-4366553921127042672010-08-12T13:01:23.191-04:002010-08-12T13:01:23.191-04:00Sold out already ?
Like I suspected, there are an...Sold out already ?<br /><br />Like I suspected, there are an awful lot of unstable people out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-6030580380478427692010-08-11T15:52:15.776-04:002010-08-11T15:52:15.776-04:00hi, ordered one without measuring the downtube on ...hi, ordered one without measuring the downtube on a surly big dummy. won't fit, of course. don't forget to measure!randynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-42192184747015521752010-08-10T02:33:26.273-04:002010-08-10T02:33:26.273-04:00....and now they're sold out.
dang :(
when .......and now they're sold out. <br /><br />dang :(<br /><br />when can we expect more?Jimmy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190957620103307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-19167128213441588572010-08-09T17:34:24.513-04:002010-08-09T17:34:24.513-04:00Chris - what about riding with no hands? The bikes...Chris - what about riding with no hands? The bikes I have used here in Sweden with devices like this have been really hard if not impossible to ride with no hands, and usually you can easily detach the spring or cord from the frame, only using the device when needed.<br /><br />On my Batavus delivery bike, you turn a ring on the headset and there's a friction ratchet locking the wheel. It's locking it pretty stiff, but not so much that it prevents steering if you pedal away forgetting you locked it up. I works beautifully, not just stabilizing the wheel, but actually keeping it rigid when putting stuff on the front rack. I think it's made by Shimano, and I plan to visit my Batavus dealer and try to get a headset like this when I finish my own porteur build. It doesn't look very good though, it's a bit plastic.<br /><br />Reading Wayne and Alex's comments - are they talking about some sort of parking brake? But I don't understand why that would be needed in any way? If you load you bike, you have it on the kickstand, and then it stands still...Johannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-29235400293534703852010-08-09T15:02:07.568-04:002010-08-09T15:02:07.568-04:00We're almost sold out of Wheel Stabilizers. Th...We're almost sold out of Wheel Stabilizers. That was unexpected, at least by me.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1861221523692960982010-08-09T11:53:02.016-04:002010-08-09T11:53:02.016-04:00The Flickstand returns! That's what I first th...The Flickstand returns! That's what I first thought when I saw this, but I see it works differently, has a different purpose in mind.robbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798924018091776840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-67443842249965098442010-08-08T14:36:56.408-04:002010-08-08T14:36:56.408-04:00Tip: the fork crown connector needs to be REALLY t...Tip: the fork crown connector needs to be REALLY tight, or it will work its way loose from the torque from the spring, causing annoyance and possibly damage. Ideally, there should be some kind of brazed on tab on the fork as well.Uncle Anklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-45681697617459895462010-08-08T01:43:24.364-04:002010-08-08T01:43:24.364-04:00Huh? Is it April 1st already?Huh? Is it April 1st already?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500869178452789952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-85472884421199368082010-08-06T22:27:03.881-04:002010-08-06T22:27:03.881-04:00By pulling back on the brake center bolt would thi...By pulling back on the brake center bolt would this stabilizer help balance the added stress that an Ene front rack would place on the brake bolt ? <br /><br />I want my brake bolt balanced so the bike won't shimmy, especially after I've been drinking, and I start to shimmy.<br /><br />Maybe with these two contraptions all hooked up I can carry a couple of six packs of beer home on the Dia Compe front rack. I hate when I fall over and those darn cans of PBR go off rollin away and I can never find em' till I wake up the next day. Urp.<br />I think there might be a potentially huge market for this item amongst Hipsters and whatnot. Can you get these made with a cigarette lighter in em' somehow ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-62587933877359342222010-08-06T21:09:43.286-04:002010-08-06T21:09:43.286-04:00For recessed-mount brake calipers, you could mount...For recessed-mount brake calipers, you could mount this device using a Sheldon Fender Nut.jim ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161517903295268167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-18668295473275145312010-08-06T19:32:30.891-04:002010-08-06T19:32:30.891-04:00oops Wayne i think i misunderstood your comment, n...oops Wayne i think i misunderstood your comment, now that i've gone and answered it . . . apologies. you surely mean turning in the direction of travel, not singing left and right. sorry 'bout that. that Rhode Gear thing, then, would be good for that. will that come back in some form?Alex Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-36495549478193546952010-08-06T19:30:06.964-04:002010-08-06T19:30:06.964-04:00Wayne, it's designed to stop the wheel from tu...Wayne, it's designed to stop the wheel from turning when the bike is parked. not in the sense of the Rhode Gear device from the late 70s, ie. parallel to frame and rigid, but in the sense that it's not designed to stabilise the wheel when you're riding. if its a Hebie, and i believe they're the best, the package design is a picture of a bike with a front basket, on the ground with groceries scattered about . . .Alex Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-15394174674576723242010-08-06T17:31:13.862-04:002010-08-06T17:31:13.862-04:00It would be cool if it could be set to prevent the...It would be cool if it could be set to prevent the wheel from turning when the bike is parked.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311607764050689770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-87370565192931009242010-08-06T15:03:24.817-04:002010-08-06T15:03:24.817-04:00This might be a can of worms but, does it potentia...This might be a can of worms but, does it potentially make a bike easier to ride with no hands?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com