Diamond Frame Polyvalents Are In!

by Igor

The Polyvalent has always been the workhorse of the VO lineup. It's happy to be loaded up with a week's worth of groceries, sloshed through mud on a bikepacking trip, or boxy-bag-front-loaded in a traditional randonneur style. The platform of the Polyvalent is dependable, simple, capable, and flexible. And today we're releasing the Diamond frame variant of the gen 5 Polyvalent.

In VO style, this frame is dripping in details. The rear end features strong yet elegant thru-axle dropouts, vertical derailleur hanger, IS disc brake tab, and double-decker spool braze-ons for fenders and racks.

The fork is a perfect blend of timeless design and modern functionality. The thru-axle dropouts have mounts under and over for fenders and racks, and the gracefully bent fork blades also have 3-pack mounts for cargo cages or regular water bottle cages. There are also spool braze-ons for a Randonneur or Flat Pack Front Rack.

The seatstay cluster is simple and elegant. The seatstay ends wrap gently around the integrated seat collar into points that *almost* touch. 

The rear brake routing features a brazed internal tube so that there isn't any need to fish for cables and housing. Simply push the housing in and by magic, it comes out the other side. We've found that TRP Hylex hydraulic hose doesn't fit well in the internal routing since it is closer to 5.5mm in diameter rather than the regular 5mm. Every other hose fits fine.

Here's the summary of details of the frameset for you and/or the mechanic building it up: 

• Frameset material: 4130 double butted chromoly steel
• Fork: 1 1/8" threadless, 4130 chromoly steel with elegant bend
• Wheel Size: 650B or 26" 
• Tire Clearance: 650B x 48mm, 26 x 2.3" (either with fenders) / 650b x 2.1 or 26 x 2.3 knobby (without fenders)
• Rear Spacing: 12 x 142mm, thru-axle with replaceable hanger (included)
• Fork Spacing: 12 x 100mm, thru-axle (included)
• BB: English threaded 68mm
• Brakes: IS mount disc, 160mm or 180mm rotors suggested
• Seatpost: 27.2mm
• Front Derailleur Size: 28.6mm
• Water bottle mounts: Triple on top of downtube, one set on the seattube, one set on underside of downtube
• Fender bosses: seat stay bridge, chainstay bridge, under fork crown
• Frame Eyelets: Double eyelets on rear dropouts for racks and fenders. Internal eyelets on seat stays
• Fork Eyelets: Double eyelets on fork dropouts for racks and fenders. Triple thru-bosses on the blades for lowrider racks. Hourglass braze-on for Randonner and Flat Pack Front Racks
• Rear Brake Routing: Easy internal routing for rear brake cable housing/hydraulic tubing
• Paint: Sage Metallic

P.S. We also got a run of Randonneur Handlebar Bags in! There was a bit of an issue with the grommet placement in that they are slightly too close to each other. The bag mount fits, but you do have to wrestle it a little. If you order a Rando Front Bag and a rack that includes a bag mount (anything with an integrated decaleur or headset mounted decaleur), we'll go ahead and install the bag mount on the bag for you.