tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post9201206839812714474..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Project UpdateVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-17666105444084824062009-01-30T17:42:00.000-05:002009-01-30T17:42:00.000-05:00i'm very pleased to hear about the stems. i've spe...i'm very pleased to hear about the stems. i've spent hours and hours the last week or so trying to find a silver threadless stem. it's basically impossible to find one that's parallel to the TT, not covered in ugly logos or $70+.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-52352654224272049282009-01-30T15:32:00.000-05:002009-01-30T15:32:00.000-05:00fmackay -- if you want to see what an eDelux looks...fmackay -- if you want to see what an eDelux looks like mounted on a fender, I did go ahead and fab a simple mount from some stainless flat stock. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://flickr.com/photos/aalpern/3236283538/" REL="nofollow">http://flickr.com/photos/aalpern/3236283538/</A><BR/><BR/>It works very nicely!Adam A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01355379753990954904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-16393352203756634932009-01-29T10:55:00.000-05:002009-01-29T10:55:00.000-05:00I just looked back at the prototype photo for the ...I just looked back at the prototype photo for the VO handlebar bag from a year ago and i started thinking: "is that really going to work with a decaleur (like the one i just bought in anticipation of the VO handlebar bag)?" i hope that has been taken into consideration for the final product. philosophically speaking, the handlebar bag is the one piece of luggage that has to be done right. throw your crap in a duffle bag and strap it on the rear rack for all i care. But you'll be looking down at that handlebar bag for miles...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-64085008831467193082009-01-29T01:12:00.000-05:002009-01-29T01:12:00.000-05:00Does anyone know the details of the VO Production ...Does anyone know the details of the VO Production Randonneuse that was mentioned? Is it 650B?<BR/><BR/>ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790642313219489583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-44421611195353931982009-01-27T12:54:00.000-05:002009-01-27T12:54:00.000-05:00Adam, since you'd probably want to add another sta...Adam, since you'd probably want to add another stay at the front to support the light, why not use this as the mount? A small (30-40mm x 10mm) strip of stainless steel with a hole at each end and a 90 degree twist in the middle would do it, one end goes between the fender and the washer on the mounting bolt and the light attaches to the other. <BR/><BR/>I've had a plan for a while to transplant the internals from an IQ Fly/Cyo into a vintage Radios or similar headlight and mount it on the fender, but those lights go for silly money on ebay. Perhaps I should consider an edelux instead, with a silver one it would look almost as good, perform better and seem cheap!<BR/><BR/>Speaking of ebay/silly money, I see the lovely panniers I linked to above finished at just shy of $300, I suspect VO can provide slightly better value...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-26243344910014268292009-01-26T13:30:00.000-05:002009-01-26T13:30:00.000-05:00This possibly involves too much machining, but I'd...This possibly involves too much machining, but I'd really love for someone to make a classic fender headlight mount. I'd love to be able to mount my eDelux on my V-O Honjo "Le Paon" fenders to get that really classic French rando look (and lack of wheel shadow!) <BR/><BR/>Just an idea. I've been looking for improvised fender light mount possibilities, and not finding much.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718086258950643021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-29357415883455590202009-01-26T10:41:00.000-05:002009-01-26T10:41:00.000-05:00The fender stay project is at an impasse. They are...The fender stay project is at an impasse. They are not as strong as our other stays and I need to decide how or if to to proceed.<BR/><BR/>We won't have waiting lists or pre-orders for any of these items, sorry. We are placing large initial orders so plenty will be available.<BR/><BR/>The 17-degree stems are threadless and can be flipped.Velo Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-91438305325701240172009-01-26T02:05:00.000-05:002009-01-26T02:05:00.000-05:00"VO 17-degree stems are in production."Is this a q..."VO 17-degree stems are in production."<BR/><BR/>Is this a quill or threadless stem? If its threadless, can it be turned upside down to make it a +17 degree stem? <BR/><BR/>A nice silver threadless stem with a 17-25 degree rise is missing from the market and should be welcome. Thanks for keeping up posted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-12077659745012110152009-01-24T14:45:00.000-05:002009-01-24T14:45:00.000-05:00Is there any chance that we can pre-order the skew...Is there any chance that we can pre-order the skewers? I have a wheelset that came with the new style skewers and they're ugly as can be and they're going into horizontal dropouts, so I'd like the stronger older style.TwoWheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768619049804874107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-15760346078987362782009-01-24T14:44:00.000-05:002009-01-24T14:44:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427385126020965435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-9670191502729394002009-01-24T09:33:00.000-05:002009-01-24T09:33:00.000-05:00i've swapped JIS and ISO cranks and BBs for years ...i've swapped JIS and ISO cranks and BBs for years without issue. and i am fat and ride vintage loaded bikes off road, ie on proper mountain bike trails. so. durability: not an issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-36075462235751019982009-01-24T00:40:00.000-05:002009-01-24T00:40:00.000-05:00hmm...no ISO taper...drat. well i understand the e...hmm...no ISO taper...drat. well i understand the effort, may just pick up a couple anyway, so i have them.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246379295062064316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-52973083671646932482009-01-23T22:53:00.000-05:002009-01-23T22:53:00.000-05:00I just got a set of your VO touring pedals in the ...I just got a set of your VO touring pedals in the mail. They are without a doubt the finest pedals I have ever seen. I will now consider buying just about anything you put your name on. Can't wait for the 17 degree stems. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-64444396291401819942009-01-23T20:31:00.000-05:002009-01-23T20:31:00.000-05:00likewise, its smugness and irritability. I said '...likewise, its smugness and irritability. I said 'down the road to the third world...' which I take to mean 'not yet in fact there.' I was using the definition I learned in my canadian high school education, that classed 'first world' as the west and japan, 'second world' as warsaw pact/PRC (this was the 80s) and the 'third world' is everything else. lighten up buddy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-64724221219276508072009-01-23T18:29:00.000-05:002009-01-23T18:29:00.000-05:00Taiwan is on the IMF lists as a high income countr...Taiwan is on the IMF lists as a high income country and as an advanced economy, just like the USA.<BR/><BR/>PRC and Indonesia are considered second world.<BR/><BR/>The geographic ignorance of Americans is staggering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-40131830490911006552009-01-23T18:17:00.000-05:002009-01-23T18:17:00.000-05:00If you are going down the road to the third world ...If you are going down the road to the third world anyway, do any of those tire factories in Taiwan or the PRC or Indonesia do spec tires, but with nice sidewalls and tread compounds? You know, to have a knockout tire for 30 bucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-19393241499334615692009-01-23T17:40:00.000-05:002009-01-23T17:40:00.000-05:00ironically, all of the apropos tires out there, th...ironically, all of the apropos tires out there, they are all made by panaracer, in japan. the riv tire, the grand bois, the pasela... i would like to see michelin* get back in the game, or.... pirelli!!!<BR/><BR/>*michelin with a french made tire of course, and pirelli with an italian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-24197899431334010762009-01-23T15:26:00.000-05:002009-01-23T15:26:00.000-05:00Is there really room for yet another tire?? Seems ...Is there really room for yet another tire?? Seems right up there with cantilever brakes on the list of "niche products being done to death"Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767743759129493752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-57600821491144095642009-01-23T12:19:00.000-05:002009-01-23T12:19:00.000-05:00Jeff asks:Regarding the tires - are you thinking o...Jeff asks:<BR/><I><BR/>Regarding the tires - are you thinking of offering a 700x30 slick? There was a lot of support for that size in your other thread. I've got a pair of Schwalbes in that size but I don't consider them to be a top-quality product. I'm not aware of any top-quality clinchers in that size.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>The Grand Bois 700x30 is definitely a top quality tire. It's light, fast, good looking, supple, great riding; it's also rather prone to glass puntures and wears more quickly than some other tires. <BR/><BR/>I took mine off for the winter and replaced them with Panaracer Pasela 700x32s, which are almost exactly the same size as the Grand Bois. They feel fairly similar, with the Pasela being a somewhat muted version, a little slower and a little heavier. The Pasela tread is much thicker, so there's little doubt that they will last longer and so far (admittedly, with only a couple of hundred miles on them) no flats.<BR/><BR/>The Grand Bois are around $50 each, the Paselas around $15 each.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127635083892565152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-25557433560461897312009-01-23T11:36:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:36:00.000-05:00Nick- I just placed the order for a tonne of botto...Nick- I just placed the order for a tonne of bottom brackets French .....and SWISS..... In the same spindle range as our Gan Cru bbsets, (and I added a 103mm length) to 122mm. Same taper.<BR/><BR/>This is not 'old tech'. It's the march of industrialization rendering old conventions obsolete. VO is being counter conventional. Speaking of that, I'm gonna catch hell for anodizing the cups blue (French) and red (Suisse), but how do you identify the bb when it's installed? All current BB designs require you to remove them first to determine what the threading is, or remember or just know that the janked out decal-less bike in the stand has a BSA thread bottom bracket shell.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015305191743399671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-28699569089063877372009-01-23T11:32:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:32:00.000-05:00Normally I appreciate good packaging and I spend m...Normally I appreciate good packaging and I spend my day working at a design firm that does a lot of packaging ranging from beer bottles to dog food. That said, when it comes to ordering on-line I really prefer to keep it to an absolute minimum. It's just more stuff I'm going to have to toss in the recycling bin. Save the good packaging for product you intend to distribute through retail channels while going the OEM packaging for stuff you sell on-line. Have to say I think Amazon was brilliant with their recent holiday toy packaging in this respect.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767743759129493752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-2393553429299157592009-01-23T11:28:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:28:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015305191743399671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-62016067347034065692009-01-23T09:40:00.000-05:002009-01-23T09:40:00.000-05:00Could VO do a theft-resistant skewer similar to pi...Could VO do a theft-resistant skewer similar to pitlock, except at a lower price? It would only need one "key nut" since the pool of people who could open them would be narrowed to other VO fans who have bought them. <BR/><BR/>Personally I can't deal with quick-release skewers, it just makes me too paranoid since I've lost wheels before.lee.watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650449275019133632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-33440607875203861232009-01-23T01:19:00.000-05:002009-01-23T01:19:00.000-05:00Do you think that you will sell VO chainrings for ...Do you think that you will sell VO chainrings for your 50.4 bcd cranks? I imagine there could be quite a market for them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-77812040147989457742009-01-22T22:48:00.000-05:002009-01-22T22:48:00.000-05:00Good news all around. On the new rack, or all of t...Good news all around. On the new rack, or all of the rando front racks, you may consider in the future devising an attachment like this one: http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/images/GrandBoisVlettered.jpg<BR/>I've seen this on Japanese bikes and it is great because you can detach it and it isn't as big and bulky as the Nitto Campee front rack (which is as elusive as an affordable french BB). I know the light mounts are in a different place for your racks, but it is still doable. I bet people would be really into having detachable pannier mounts for a rando rack for touring...right?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18377360916118608254noreply@blogger.com