tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post6890849059209308155..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: New ArrivalsVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-89656711065819478742007-10-16T20:07:00.000-04:002007-10-16T20:07:00.000-04:00Could you use old innertubes to make chain slap gu...Could you use old innertubes to make chain slap guards? I think it would be a matter of careful slicing and gluing/vulcanizing to the approximate length.<BR/><BR/>I just wonder how important using new materials is to the engineering for such a guard? For colors, well, yeah, but I have a painted rubber mudflap from Peruvian street vendors that looks pretty cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-43744566573719525822007-10-15T12:14:00.000-04:002007-10-15T12:14:00.000-04:00Russ, An instruction sheet that covers all this is...Russ, An instruction sheet that covers all this is included with every rack, unless we forget to put it in, in which case we'll e-mail it.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-81600783481792651812007-10-13T13:38:00.000-04:002007-10-13T13:38:00.000-04:00Chris, I was wondering if you could recommend a d...Chris,<BR/> I was wondering if you could recommend a drill bit to put holes in the tangs or maybe a small tutorial (do you use a punch first or just go in and drill it?). I love bikes but am not the most mechanically inclined so I'd hate to butcher a rack.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!RussRocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03636053628690240628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-41825430970528654462007-09-25T15:43:00.000-04:002007-09-25T15:43:00.000-04:00Could you give some measurements for the Viva rack...Could you give some measurements for the Viva rack? I'm curious to see how well it would work out my Carradice Barely bag.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07434219818361831871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-65800920424884857442007-09-25T10:27:00.000-04:002007-09-25T10:27:00.000-04:00I'll be very interested to put mine to use. After ...I'll be very interested to put mine to use. After seeing the old Nitto uplift crack near the seat tube clamp, I've been wary of bag supports that relied on the clamp for all of its strength. The Bagman moves the stressed area to the seat rail clamp and when the rack tubes stay put in the clamp, it works well. <BR/><BR/>How does the ViVa avoid overstressing its seat post attachment?<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Ed FelkerFelkerinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181477290773629337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-38162991182542626682007-09-25T08:37:00.000-04:002007-09-25T08:37:00.000-04:00Those bag loops (there are actually 4 of them on t...Those bag loops (there are actually 4 of them on the current version) are there so you can strap stuff to the support. It can be used to carry a small backpack, rolled up jacket, bottle of pastis, etc, as well as a saddle bagVelo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-18969517048150179592007-09-24T22:03:00.000-04:002007-09-24T22:03:00.000-04:00Chris,Could you, perhaps, show us a picture of the...Chris,<BR/><BR/>Could you, perhaps, show us a picture of the bag support in use?<BR/>Thanks. (I am confused by what are appatently another set of bag loops on the unit)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com