tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post6359284424853444131..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Two New FramesVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-2412559160292318172011-09-01T16:02:08.245-04:002011-09-01T16:02:08.245-04:00I want one!! where can I buy it?I want one!! where can I buy it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-26754219493318678562009-04-15T00:39:00.000-04:002009-04-15T00:39:00.000-04:00Huh?Huh?Cornfuzednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-20388265258989740292009-04-05T05:57:00.000-04:002009-04-05T05:57:00.000-04:00@ GuyYour point being exactly what?Calling that ca...@ Guy<BR/><BR/>Your point being exactly what?Calling that carbon frame a mixte is clearly incorrect. Calling a mixte a step-through may be philosophically correct on some level but pointless since there is a better name for it - mixte.<BR/><BR/>Between snobbism and reverse snobbism I prefer the former. Not that it is even relevant in this case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-23597720560521800932009-04-04T11:13:00.000-04:002009-04-04T11:13:00.000-04:00I'm so glad you've finally come to your senses and...I'm so glad you've finally come to your senses and joined the real world, Chris. Steel is just so passe, and carbon, even if it might suddenly fail and fling you into the ditch, is so much more, well, ego gratifying. And just think, you can still paint it some retro color, if you must, and you can enjoy the sight of your shellaced cloth tape bars as you sail over them!<BR/><BR/>Kathryn in EugeneKathryn Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544869635815546081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-57312740976283021652009-04-03T10:28:00.000-04:002009-04-03T10:28:00.000-04:00So is it okay to refer to a Mixte as a Step Throug...So is it okay to refer to a Mixte as a Step Through? Is it like Squares and Rectangles? The only thing worse than encountering heretical nomenclature perpetrated by the ignorant is finding oneself guilty of it!<BR/><BR/>By the way, when is VO going to give up this folly of low-spoke-count wheels? Anything with fewer than 40 spokes, especially in the rear, is just poor engineering!Some Guy on the Innernetsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-45996705009903374942009-04-03T04:14:00.000-04:002009-04-03T04:14:00.000-04:00OK.Mixte - top tube/s continue all the way from he...OK.<BR/><BR/>Mixte - top tube/s continue all the way from head tube to rear dropouts.<BR/><BR/>Step-Through - top tube ends at seat tube.<BR/><BR/>It's really not that hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-79640563319036889892009-04-02T22:06:00.000-04:002009-04-02T22:06:00.000-04:00I want a mini p-farth with full Campy 11 speed and...I want a mini p-farth with full Campy 11 speed and the disk brake and a 650b front wheel size and, btw, a front rack for an ostrich bag, full lighting, and I am ready to P-B-P it. Send to VBQ for review prior to delivery to me. Oh, and I need a rear saddle bag to carry my duck pin bowling ball and shoes with room for a 6 pack for Tom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-29275987504313399852009-04-02T20:45:00.000-04:002009-04-02T20:45:00.000-04:00What sort of aerodynamic skirt would you wear over...What sort of aerodynamic skirt would you wear over your spandex whilst riding a carbon mixte?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-70673986786519094752009-04-02T20:25:00.000-04:002009-04-02T20:25:00.000-04:00I want a dual-suspension penny farthing track bike...I want a dual-suspension penny farthing track bike with a white saddle, neon pink rims and chain and a platinum-plated carbon-fiber bottle cage.<BR/><BR/>And, as much as I love VO, I want it to be made by Lambert-Viscount. Sorry, Chris!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-3753018537732808902009-04-02T17:58:00.000-04:002009-04-02T17:58:00.000-04:00Kilroy, I wish I had a company that could sell any...Kilroy, I wish I had a company that could sell anything we offered! Wouldn't that be cool? But we have dropped many products that I thought would be popular, but turned out to be unloved.<BR/><BR/>As to why some folks like these two frames, I'm as mystified as you are.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-75818227298013517552009-04-02T17:23:00.000-04:002009-04-02T17:23:00.000-04:00Greetings,I enjoy a good April fools day joke as w...Greetings,<BR/>I enjoy a good April fools day joke as well as the next guy. The idea that you can present "any" new item in a "the next big thing" manner" isn't new, but what's disturbing is the fact that so many respond with "I just gotta have that!" You seem to have a loyal following that will buy anything you choose to sell.<BR/><BR/>Best regardskilroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-26877716734891125912009-04-02T13:23:00.000-04:002009-04-02T13:23:00.000-04:00That particular model might not make it into produ...That particular model might not make it into production, but mini-ordinaries (ha'penny farthings?) are available, <A HREF="http://www.replicabicycles.com/details.php?image_id=10" REL="nofollow">for example</A> (the same company also makes full size ordinaries). I've seen other models online which look more "modern", like the one you pictured.fmackaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-85822344820044658742009-04-02T11:48:00.000-04:002009-04-02T11:48:00.000-04:00This will definitely have no toe-clip-overlap issu...This will definitely have no toe-clip-overlap issues!Cycling Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734044068404053904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-3067824440325546332009-04-02T11:20:00.001-04:002009-04-02T11:20:00.001-04:00What, no unicycle?And I wouldn't buy the p-far unt...What, no unicycle?<BR/><BR/>And I wouldn't buy the p-far until it uses a Lefty fork.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777627222904903651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-17894304302013395342009-04-02T11:20:00.000-04:002009-04-02T11:20:00.000-04:00To those of you who actually want one of these fra...To those of you who actually want one of these frames. When I took the photos I didn't bother to note the company's name; sorry. Now I don't remember who created them, but I would be surprised if either frame actually makes it into production. On the other hand, racing style mixtes once enjoyed a small popularity in Europe.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-47098188099453558802009-04-02T11:10:00.000-04:002009-04-02T11:10:00.000-04:00It's April 2nd so no longer jesting. I actually _...It's April 2nd so no longer jesting. I actually _like_ the carbon mixte. With a nice internal gearset, you could leave it outdoors more or less indefinitely. I would probably opt for it to be painted rather than clearcoated, but it would probably make for a pretty damned good urban bike.Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016373487910801383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-44010441009267781052009-04-02T09:41:00.000-04:002009-04-02T09:41:00.000-04:00No kidding, how do we get our hands on that Penny ...No kidding, how do we get our hands on that Penny Farthing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-69555664653780425992009-04-02T00:37:00.000-04:002009-04-02T00:37:00.000-04:00I would definitely be interested in the Fixie bike...I would definitely be interested in the Fixie bike - but I'm concerned that I will not be able to get the handlebars up high enough for a Rivendell-inspired bike fit.<BR/><BR/>Will there also be a VO hammered aluminum fender set for my future bike ? I would like to see them with the most complicated fender braces known to mankind and no instructions, thank you very much.<BR/><BR/>And finally - will there be an issue with toe-clip overlap when I install the fenders with seventeen eye-bolts like the French constructeurs used to do for the famous post-war Testical Trials competitions like Jan Heine writes about in VBQ ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-49568836967130166122009-04-02T00:02:00.000-04:002009-04-02T00:02:00.000-04:00the best part is that neither example was original...the best part is that neither example was originally conceived as a joke...Toast Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015725751231353418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-21525068935246591262009-04-01T22:48:00.000-04:002009-04-01T22:48:00.000-04:00Carbon? Bah! Aluminum rules.Carbon? Bah! Aluminum rules.Old Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-35833107616661278492009-04-01T20:15:00.000-04:002009-04-01T20:15:00.000-04:00i wish today was not the first of april!i could ha...i wish today was not the first of april!<BR/><BR/>i could have gone for a 69cm carbon mixte frame!!!Yann G.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13946197159361678841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-78692512177455855472009-04-01T19:51:00.000-04:002009-04-01T19:51:00.000-04:00I think this is a great April Fool's joke! Best on...I think this is a great April Fool's joke! Best one all day. How else could anyone believe that VO would ever stoop to market a carbon frame?alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-21595900560806336062009-04-01T19:09:00.000-04:002009-04-01T19:09:00.000-04:00can you do do something like this please : http://...can you do do something like this please : <BR/>http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2615077109_2f75b3a3a2.jpg?v=0Old Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-88934341349008137402009-04-01T18:41:00.000-04:002009-04-01T18:41:00.000-04:00Dearest VO,I am Jan's fraternal sister, Uli. I'm 6...Dearest VO,<BR/><BR/>I am Jan's fraternal sister, Uli. I'm 6'11 and I would like to purchase 15 carbon mixtes 66cm to demoralize racer boys and make them cry. Please equip with new Campy Super Record 11.<BR/><BR/>Danke,<BR/>Uli Ullrich<BR/>Fulberg, GermanyPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953893963698166697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-72572478400824708662009-04-01T18:05:00.000-04:002009-04-01T18:05:00.000-04:00I love those bikes, could you do something in a co...I love those bikes, could you do something in a cottered crank ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com