tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post7649751911140722519..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Camargue Frames Built UpVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-80182276225138165502014-05-18T01:49:50.567-04:002014-05-18T01:49:50.567-04:00Kickstands are for town bikes. This is an off-road...Kickstands are for town bikes. This is an off-road tourer. Thanks for not putting a kickstand plate on it. Do a disc version and I'm in. It could use a front rack that is halfway between the Passhunter and the Porteur in size too. Frame bags and saddle bags are rad but handlebar rolls leave a bit to be desired. Plus, you can't carry a case of beer in a handlebar roll!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-85915983783979476552013-10-01T18:24:56.910-04:002013-10-01T18:24:56.910-04:00Very nice. Any chance of it getting a 73* HTA, lig...Very nice. Any chance of it getting a 73* HTA, light tubing and being built in larger sizes (say 60-62cm).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731372047004252019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-70025842059506664522013-10-01T17:27:11.784-04:002013-10-01T17:27:11.784-04:00This looks really great. Any chance it'll have...This looks really great. Any chance it'll have a 73* HTA, light tubing and come in big sizes?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731372047004252019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-59837225101846130382013-09-24T17:18:52.166-04:002013-09-24T17:18:52.166-04:00I absolutely disagree about kickstands being only ...I absolutely disagree about kickstands being only for toy bikes. There have been several times where I've had no place to lean my bike when I was carrying a load.<br /><br />I believe that it's important to at least offer the kickstand option to the customers who'd use the bike for grocery getting between their off-road adventures.!=https://www.blogger.com/profile/03591625639827240529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-29472147664351671952013-09-24T16:03:16.277-04:002013-09-24T16:03:16.277-04:00Good! Kickstands are for toy bikes.Good! Kickstands are for toy bikes.Wes Ewellhttp://twofootartist.com/bikes-and-biking-2013/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-34425895005244880992013-09-24T14:27:22.411-04:002013-09-24T14:27:22.411-04:00There won't be a kickstand plate on this bike,...There won't be a kickstand plate on this bike, sorry. Kickstands don't work well off-pavement and that is the primary use for this frame. <br /><br />The green bike is pretty much what the frame will look like, save for, possibly, some very minor geometry adjustments.VeloOrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814029344407654254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-50750955986470593022013-09-24T13:27:03.828-04:002013-09-24T13:27:03.828-04:00New Plan for 2014!
Kickstand plate is requisite.....New Plan for 2014!<br /><br />Kickstand plate is requisite...HoppyPayntsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-49426644802708306182013-09-22T17:59:01.433-04:002013-09-22T17:59:01.433-04:00Hi Chris,
Great looking frame - very interested!!!...Hi Chris,<br />Great looking frame - very interested!!! I would think that a kickstand plate will be essential given its likely range of uses. I'd also very much like to see a pump peg/hook near the top of the left seat stay - don't think anyone has mentioned this very handy feature yet. I might also suggest that you look into a version of that bi-plane crown with rack eyelets, although having just built one for a new-style LHT I'm not entirely sold on the idea due to brake clearance and aesthetic issues. Hopefully it's a low trail fork of course... Great frame - keep at it please.<br />Sam. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052370739787851713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-37085128330067312322013-09-17T16:15:11.959-04:002013-09-17T16:15:11.959-04:00I'm a little late to the comments on this fram...I'm a little late to the comments on this frame, but I would like to share my thoughts.<br /><br />When you released the Campeur, I gave much thought to using the frame to replace my Cross Check. I liked the touring focus of the frame and the ability to maybe do some gravel grinding. I also liked the inclusion of the kickstand plate because I never liked that the only way to use a kickstand on my Surly was to pinch the chainstays (an inelegant solution, IMO). The one thing that kept me from pulling the trigger on a Campeur was the lack of big tire support. My Cross Check can support 45c tires with fenders, or 29x2.0 tires without, although using 29er tires required some compromises.<br /><br />I was very happy to see the teaser post for this frame because that meant I could finally pull the trigger on an inexpensive big wheel touring frame that could do gravel grinding and trail riding and have the option of the kickstand. Well, my assumptions were incorrect, no kickstand plate. I don't know if the BB height plus the 29er tires make a kickstand a virtual impossibility, but if not, count me in as a kickstand plate proponent for the production run of this frame.!=https://www.blogger.com/profile/03591625639827240529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1910968550010686082013-09-17T09:49:00.455-04:002013-09-17T09:49:00.455-04:00The only thing bad about this frame is that it wil...The only thing bad about this frame is that it will make my Bianchi Volpe obsolete and redundant. C'est la vie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-9251680478178762782013-09-14T22:54:43.394-04:002013-09-14T22:54:43.394-04:00Darn you guys, now you have three frames I would b...Darn you guys, now you have three frames I would be just fine with. I try to be picky but you keep addressing my every thought. I think this Camargue will be the one I'm the most-fine with. Good work! Winter project ahead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-66986666963374147642013-09-13T11:05:52.729-04:002013-09-13T11:05:52.729-04:00Hell Yeah, this bike is AWESOME. My $.02. Fix that...Hell Yeah, this bike is AWESOME. My $.02. Fix that orange color and go with it. You guys are named Velo Orange yet you currently have no orange bikes. It could also be considered a modern B-Stone XO-1, nit in the literal sense, but more in the functional sense. Orange is the way to go. BTW, I must have this, and that green would be hard to do.......although I probably still would.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-19453192874089015992013-09-12T22:03:10.983-04:002013-09-12T22:03:10.983-04:00What are those crazy bars?What are those crazy bars?Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-38492175822122781922013-09-12T20:55:39.604-04:002013-09-12T20:55:39.604-04:00What is the spacing between the canti pivots? I...What is the spacing between the canti pivots? I'm wondering what is the widest rim you can fit in there. 28mm? 32mm? Fat tires need fat rims. What rim width would you recommend for use with your Grand Cru cantilevers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-23744699097564495752013-09-11T17:36:18.925-04:002013-09-11T17:36:18.925-04:00Is buying components the week before Interbike any...Is buying components the week before Interbike anything like buying an iPhone the week before a keynote? <br /><br />I'm in the middle of a build right now (hence why I'm in the market for components), but I probably would have chosen this frame if it was available when I started.<br /><br />Nicely done, guys.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816931410030323005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-26543571688806103352013-09-11T11:59:06.690-04:002013-09-11T11:59:06.690-04:00We are working on wide 29er fenders for this frame...We are working on wide 29er fenders for this frame.<br /><br />We are still testing, so delivery is uncertain, but we're hoping for mid-winter.<br /><br />The hub is an Alfine 8-speed.VeloOrangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814029344407654254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-16444798197960705422013-09-11T02:24:21.847-04:002013-09-11T02:24:21.847-04:00Looks like VO has a hit!Looks like VO has a hit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-81793202275722726322013-09-10T23:38:39.801-04:002013-09-10T23:38:39.801-04:00Where do I place my order?
Where do I place my order?<br /><br />Shorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-16529042110123933732013-09-10T18:57:11.428-04:002013-09-10T18:57:11.428-04:00I want to cast my vote for the orange color. If yo...I want to cast my vote for the orange color. If you only release the green version, please consider making a limited run of the orange so I can get one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-39259784294053371052013-09-10T18:08:52.711-04:002013-09-10T18:08:52.711-04:00Also, +1 for a kickstand plate. Although, how hig...Also, +1 for a kickstand plate. Although, how high is the BB? Would a standard length kickstand be long enough with 2.1" or 2.3" tires installed?Nathan Backoushttp://www.nathanbackous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-25176692717043757862013-09-10T18:07:06.532-04:002013-09-10T18:07:06.532-04:00Will VO be making 700c 60 or 65mm 700alloy fenders...Will VO be making 700c 60 or 65mm 700alloy fenders to fit over 2.1" tires?<br /><br />I love the Green.<br /><br />Might be best to put the rear-derailleur chainstay housing stop closer towards the bottom bracket and a disc-brake style housing+ziptie/clip where you would normally put one. Would make the installation of a IGH wheel easier/housing run more graceful. For those running a derailleur they would just ziptie the housing down.Nathan Backoushttp://www.nathanbackous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-15946172484679355862013-09-10T17:24:49.347-04:002013-09-10T17:24:49.347-04:00I want one! But I too would prefer it with a kicks...I want one! But I too would prefer it with a kickstand plate.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-15467610158337451622013-09-10T16:06:42.307-04:002013-09-10T16:06:42.307-04:00What kind of internal gear hub are you using?What kind of internal gear hub are you using?SocialBlunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00252944900736597785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-56401942957135699642013-09-10T15:51:05.158-04:002013-09-10T15:51:05.158-04:00Looks excellent. I like the green. I'd like ...Looks excellent. I like the green. I'd like a kickstand plate too. I use a similar bar set up (though not as elegant)with a swept back bar and bar ends to give a full variety from upright to tucked in. Delivery when?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-89858312187437188992013-09-10T12:58:31.106-04:002013-09-10T12:58:31.106-04:00I think I will have to order one, once they are av...I think I will have to order one, once they are available. Very useful design: my compliments VO!<br /> Just my 2 cents: not a great shade of green ... and green is, in general, my favorite color: olive, forest, kelly ... I've don't think I've seen this particular shade: ugh! Definitely stands out.<br /> The orange isn't bad, but may still have to budget for a repaint.<br /> FWIW, another vote for kickstand plate.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com