By Scott
Well even though winter is upon us, certainly out west the cold air has been flooding in and it looks like that cold air will hit the east coast by the weekend, we're still getting new products into stock.
Most of these are not as sexy as the Cigne stem or a new frame like the Polyvalent, but I think part of this time of the year is getting all the parts for my builds/project collected and ensure that the prep work is done so that when the time comes to put it all together, I'm not looking for that last part with desperation.
To start with, we have received a new color in the
Rustines shifter covers - red! We had asked for these back in the late summer and the red took longer to produce in Le Mans, but they came in yesterday and they look great. So if you are working on a project bike this winter that needs that touch of color, these are a great add on.
Next on the list is
straddle cables for the Grand Cru canti brakes. These straddle cables (a set of 2- ie enough for one bike) are the ones to use if you need to replace the straddle cable on the
Zeste or the Mk2 brakes.
Finally, we brought in some
Jagwire step-down cable ends. For those of you with older frames that don't take 5 mm cable ends (you can use the
Park tools caliper to measure if you need to), it bridges the gap to allow you to use modern cables on older fittings. Remember, put just a dab of grease on the end of the cable where it goes into the fitting to prevent it from rusting into place from the sweat of hard work.
The other thing I do over the winter is dream up/make plans for the following year's tour.
Adventure Cycling is a great organization for this. VO has been a corporate sponsor of Adventure Cycling for a number of years now.
Adventure Cycling is offering a complimentary 6-month trial memberships ($20 value) to first-time members so that you can experience all that Adventure Cycling has to offer.
ADVENTURE CYCLING MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES:
- Adventure Cyclist magazine - published 9 times a year
- Discounts on Adventure Cycling maps
- The Cyclosource catalog, our book, map, & gear guide
- Members-only online resources and articles
- Access to our special organized tours
- Exclusive discounts on partner products and services
This free trial membership is valid only to new members and must be sent to a U.S. mailing address.
Just a reminder that the
winter sale continues until the 18th. We're starting to run low on some parts, so grab your parts soon.
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