tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post6985128316079691749..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Picture DayVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-88233832138972107082010-02-15T17:39:01.293-05:002010-02-15T17:39:01.293-05:00cool bike. does anyone know what crankset/chainrin...cool bike. does anyone know what crankset/chainrings are on it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-67048047335394220452010-02-10T10:46:21.683-05:002010-02-10T10:46:21.683-05:00I am interested in the VO panniers when they come ...I am interested in the VO panniers when they come in. I will watch your site in anticipation. <br /><br />They will be perfect I am sure.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571024198820608397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-11059089335463510832010-02-07T22:15:55.982-05:002010-02-07T22:15:55.982-05:00This is such a nice bike, but the flat black color...This is such a nice bike, but the flat black color is plain depressing. Was it a mistake or deliberate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-2530044106519977722010-02-04T19:38:49.918-05:002010-02-04T19:38:49.918-05:00How much she weigh ?How much she weigh ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-69217172662724655682010-02-04T05:28:29.198-05:002010-02-04T05:28:29.198-05:00I prefer thumb shifters to stem shifters for a var...I prefer thumb shifters to stem shifters for a variety of reasons:<br /><br />1: They let you shift without taking your hands off the bars.<br /><br />2: They are a less menacing presence, groin-wise.<br /><br />3: When pushing a bike one-handedly, the stem is the best place to hold it. Unless it has stem shifters, that is.<br /><br />I think there is room for improvement in the current Paul thumbies though:<br /><br />1. I'd put the shifters under the bars. Without flipping front/rear shifting.<br /><br />2. The cables should exit the shifters in such a way that you can mount them closer together, almost flush with the stem, without using v-brake noodles or somesuch kludgie. Which just <i>almost</i> works.Uncle Anklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-3997270424137816972010-02-03T15:57:45.810-05:002010-02-03T15:57:45.810-05:00Ahearne has a stem with downtube shifter bosses br...Ahearne has a stem with downtube shifter bosses brazed on it, so you can put any downtube shifter on the stem. Super clean.<br /><br />I'm sad to hear those are taillights on that PV. I thought they were antimatter rocket boosters!bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200546574600759584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-2122547840943106552010-02-03T14:05:40.657-05:002010-02-03T14:05:40.657-05:00I just had a mental picture of a racy fast bike wi...I just had a mental picture of a racy fast bike with Dura Ace dt shifters on a stem mount. That would really be fun in a subversive and completely effective way. <br /><br />mwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-9183909532296939962010-02-03T12:15:37.876-05:002010-02-03T12:15:37.876-05:00I saw a very high quality prototype stem shifter m...I saw a very high quality prototype stem shifter mount when I was last in Taiwan. We're hoping the manufacturer finishes up the project and sells us some. They will accept any type of modern down tube shifters, even indexed.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-34424775224148551572010-02-03T12:01:02.479-05:002010-02-03T12:01:02.479-05:00Stem shifters! ... not just any stem shifters but ...Stem shifters! ... not just any stem shifters but Suntour power ratchet.<br /><br />http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2198/2215383403_50f3a03e13.jpg&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/2215383403/&usg=__LToAglpv9hIgt9svI0FQE_96MPQ=&h=375&w=500&sz=104&hl=en&start=60&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=7iqKJ_zS4ed4KM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsuntour%2Bpower%2Bratchet%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D54%26um%3D1<br /><br />(not my pic).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-59148358624716386322010-02-02T21:06:12.671-05:002010-02-02T21:06:12.671-05:00Soma Silver Bullet
http://www.somafab.com/bulletl...Soma Silver Bullet<br /> http://www.somafab.com/bulletlight.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-53174473657685134972010-02-02T20:31:58.254-05:002010-02-02T20:31:58.254-05:00Jason-
Soma makes those taillights, I've see...Jason- <br /><br />Soma makes those taillights, I've seen them at shops before for around $40.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762669106537895686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-57047921214240775322010-02-02T19:13:00.642-05:002010-02-02T19:13:00.642-05:00hmm - stem shifters. How interesting. Does anyone ...hmm - stem shifters. How interesting. Does anyone make shifter mounts that fit on threadless spacers?skvidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993961635850065167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-21070511599917324802010-02-02T19:04:58.036-05:002010-02-02T19:04:58.036-05:00I'm with Gunnar: Panniers shmanniers, where ca...I'm with Gunnar: Panniers shmanniers, where can I get those jet-pack taillights?Jason Perrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-76539032260393868822010-02-02T18:27:28.850-05:002010-02-02T18:27:28.850-05:00Ah, ye olde Swiss military surplus bread bag. You...Ah, ye olde Swiss military surplus bread bag. You can find them from surplus shops and on ebay, $5 is the going rate though sometimes they go up to 6 or 7.<br /><br />I've had mine for 12 years now. They're a bit weird as panniers as they're waterproof on the outside but not on the inside -- you can turn them the other way but you'd have to take them off to get at anything. I would agree that they should not be used to carry any real weight, they'd be fine for clothing and lunch but the design and fasteners aren't made for heavy loads -- and I say this as someone who has loaded mine down quite excessively over the years and sewn it back together many times as a result. It won't work as a saddle bag without a rack or some modification, it hangs too low. You could certainly work out other ways to mount it as a saddlebag, though all might need a support.<br /><br />Honestly, I wouldn't tell anyone to buy one and expect to use it as a bike bag, it's a decent small and mostly waterproof shoulder bag but if I had enough stuff in it or was going far enough that I wouldn't want to ride with the weight on my shoulder I would reach for something tougher and more bike-specific. When all it has in it is a windbreaker, a camera, and a couple of apples, I'm happy to just have it on my shoulder for a couple of miles and not have to fiddle with attaching and detaching it from the bike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-20234233005491764812010-02-02T18:21:56.849-05:002010-02-02T18:21:56.849-05:00Taillights? Very nice.Taillights? Very nice.Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-10415328397603307742010-02-02T17:38:36.628-05:002010-02-02T17:38:36.628-05:00any update on the beautiful gloves we saw a while ...any update on the beautiful gloves we saw a while back? I keep coming to the site hoping to see the eventual "here they are" post.<br /><br />AllanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-28488180658773647612010-02-02T16:52:54.076-05:002010-02-02T16:52:54.076-05:00It may be five more months on the VO panniers, may...It may be five more months on the VO panniers, maybe much longer. We want them really right and so we are trying different hardware and making various other design changes. And each round of prototypes takes about two months. Sometimes we hit it after one or two rounds; other times we may go through five sets of prototypes. Then it takes 3-4 months to order materials and produce the first run. The fabric is made specially for us and the leather is tanned the way we want it only when we order order it. It all takes time, a lot of time.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-7176179860690704422010-02-02T16:44:02.636-05:002010-02-02T16:44:02.636-05:00Any word on the new VO Panniers? It's approach...Any word on the new VO Panniers? It's approaching the 5 months mark!Theronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218811062664247628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-9379177334592243182010-02-02T16:08:32.043-05:002010-02-02T16:08:32.043-05:00I'd be careful of those panniers. I was using ...I'd be careful of those panniers. I was using one for a while without much weight in it and the loop popped out, sending the pannier into my wheel. The loop was only attached with a small amount of light weight tacking.<br /><br />Supposedly these bags were for soldiers to carry their bread, so maybe they were not designed to bear much weight at all.WCrawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826170161348392054noreply@blogger.com