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| Neo-retro PTB (porteur trail bike) build. |
A very complete build list:
- Camargue prototype frame and fork, sandblasted and clear coated
- 1 1/8 silver headset, two bottom cups
- Escapade rims laced to Grand Cru hi flange hubs front and rear
- Clement Xplor 29 x 2.1" tires
- 29 x 1.9 - 2.3" Q tubes
- Rear tube repaired with a Rustines Patch
- Velox rim tape
- Dia Compe silver downtube shifter
- Drillium crank with 34t chainring
- 118mm English square taper bottom bracket
- 11-32t 9 speed cassette
- KMC X9 chain
- Deore rear derailleur
- Sabot Pedals
- Setback seatpost
- Billet stem prototype
- 1 1/8" cable hanger
- Model 8 sprung saddle, (suspension)
- Tourist bars
- 22.2 inverse levers
- Zeste brakes
- Retro brake housing
- Retro bottle cage w/o tab
- Porteur rack
- Baguette bag
- Blue Lug silver stem cap
- Hammered bell from Tomii Cycles
- Leather chainstay protecter in Espresso
- Tressostar green cotton tape
- 3M electrical tape
- Park tool grease
- Dirt from West Virginia
- 3 Personal pizzas
- Rustines bungee cords in white and periwinkle
- Bottle of red wine
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| Raw finish shows off neat brazing and welding typical of VO frames. |
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| Prototype Herse-style stem that we won't be making because it's too heavy and expensive, but it does look so cool. |
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| Low gearing for trails or city and Sabot pedals so we can ride in any shoes. |
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| Hammered bell. |
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| Distressed head badge |
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| Derek runs out for pizza on the new shop bike. |
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| Obligatory wine pic. This is VO, after all. |
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| Shop/trail velo? Town and country? PTB? Surf and turf? |
PTB sounds like a much nicer way to say "hybrid".
ReplyDeleteMy Piolet is very similar, my favorite hybrid!
That Herse style stem is beautiful! a little drillium would solve that, but I suppose that wouldn't solve the $$ problem.
ReplyDelete1985 Schwinn Cimarron is my town n trail bike. Dirt drops, friction shifting. Miles of smiles!
ReplyDeleteI don't see the Camargue offered in the "store" at this time . Is this temporary or a permanent change at VO? Just An Old Cyclist Guy A Wondering
ReplyDeleteExcellent bike! I really love this style of 'hybrid' bike...one that can actually do a variety of things really well. Mine is an old Apollo rigid frame mountain bike (by Kuahara) with fenders, city bars, front rack and Wald basket. (I really need to take better pictures of it, and get better tires).
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My town bike is very similarly configured, so naturally I think this is the way to go. It can do anything. The only compromise I ever feel is when I go more than 20 miles. But then it wouldn't be a town bike.
ReplyDeleteThis looks JUST like my bike!
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I also stripped the paint and clear coated my japanese Bianchi frame back in 2011, It's been holding up pretty well and is developing a beautiful patina!
The VO Montmartre Bars make it such a pleasure to ride, upright, seeing everything I ride past without straining my neck.... Brilliant!
@The Old Cycling Fred,
ReplyDeleteThe Camargue has been discontinued as the Piolet was outselling it.
Beautiful! How do you mount the chainring in order to run it as a single? Just use the smallest one in the outer position with smaller chainring bolts?
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ReplyDeleteIt doesn't look as clean, but I mounted the small chainring on the inside to compensate for the longer BB. Needed the longer BB because it's a road crank on a mountain-ish frame.
And yes, shorter chainring bolts for the single ring.
See how nice a bike looks when black is kept to a minimum? ;)
ReplyDeleteSure wish you hadn't discontinued the Camargue. Such a beautiful frame and more affordable than a Riv Appaloosa. Not everyone wants disc brakes.
ReplyDeletegreat, where can we buy one?...
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