tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post8024377528195137046..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Silver is the New BlackVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-41628666034244730252007-10-29T15:05:00.000-04:002007-10-29T15:05:00.000-04:00I'd love to get a set of these to use with my newl...I'd love to get a set of these to use with my newly purchased albatross bars. However, I'm concerned that the brake levers will not work with my direct-pull brakes. Will these work, or am I relegated to using mountain bike brake levers?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939487857888741513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-71023668929179957762007-06-15T12:53:00.000-04:002007-06-15T12:53:00.000-04:00Hi BB, You know that your bikes are very much resp...Hi BB, You know that your bikes are very much responsible for this whole elegant city bike direction!<BR/><BR/>The original plan was to have the levers fit an ID of 15.5mm and up, but now that Nitto will make the larger diameter bars, we may just change it to 19-21mm. Thoughts?Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-78050071868890955262007-06-15T00:11:00.000-04:002007-06-15T00:11:00.000-04:00Chris,What ID bar would one use with your new leve...Chris,<BR/><BR/>What ID bar would one use with your new levers??<BR/><BR/>Thanks, BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-7796901886437273832007-06-14T06:25:00.000-04:002007-06-14T06:25:00.000-04:00The issues in getting the VO version are the same ...The issues in getting the VO version are the same as with any other product. Working with the smaller manufacturers in this business always takes a great deal of time. It's impossible to rush products through (unless they are being made in the US). We must work through an agent who must translate our requests. And these small family run factories often have enough work and are very careful about going into new ventures.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-56105269376817511202007-06-13T23:25:00.000-04:002007-06-13T23:25:00.000-04:00Sorry to be so blunt, but these resemble a pair of...Sorry to be so blunt, but these resemble a pair of vintage French inverse levers about as much as a pair of ape-hangers resemble Nitto promenade bars.<BR/>What are the bottlenecks to a V.O. quality version? Money? Time? Technical know-how? My guess is that if your constituancy knew the answer, the right person would step up to the plate with a clever solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-79348806536595416582007-06-13T21:38:00.000-04:002007-06-13T21:38:00.000-04:00Thanks Chris. I read again and noticed I missed t...Thanks Chris. I read again and noticed I missed the intent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-19118177024741079992007-06-13T08:01:00.000-04:002007-06-13T08:01:00.000-04:00Joel, No they won't and that's the whole point of ...Joel, No they won't and that's the whole point of it. The current Nitto bars work with mountain bike levers. That also means they are too thin when wrapped with cloth tape in the traditional way and won't accept inverse levers or bar-end shifters. The new ones will solve those problems.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-85379100291766425202007-06-12T21:44:00.000-04:002007-06-12T21:44:00.000-04:00Chris: Will either (or both) of the new Nitto bar...Chris: Will either (or both) of the new Nitto bars work with mountain bike brake levers?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317200743222648289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-11055693180536177842007-06-12T20:11:00.000-04:002007-06-12T20:11:00.000-04:00Incredible. As soon as I bought a pair of functio...Incredible. As soon as I bought a pair of functional but ugly black ITM levers on Ebay, silver ones appear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com