We found a small box of Nervar cranks in the proverbial, and literal, dusty warehouse corner. They are almost like TA Pro-5-Vis cranks, but...

We just received our first shipment of Spanninga/JOS lights and dynamos. As you may know, JOS was the legendary French lighting company who ...

About a month ago I received some revolutionary brake shoes from a company we work closely with. While in Taiwan I confirmed some details an...

Glenn posted some photos of his newly built Velo Orange 650b Cyclotouriste. He writes: The idea was to have an all-purpose bike and the pict...

Here are a few photos of the latest VO frame. The color is a custom metallic blue. These photos aren't the sharpest, but I think you...

I posted a few tourist photos from Taiwan in this album in case anyone is interested.

I'm about to leave for the airport after a super busy week in Taiwan. I met with dozens of manufacturers and saw some fantastic new pro...

I'm off to Taiwan tomorrow and return on the 18th. VO will remain open and orders will continue to ship without delay, but no one will b...

Here are a few things that I thought were worth sharing. Chain Guard Envy: You've all seen hammered fenders, but what's even cooler...

In the late 1920s a frozen-fingered Italian bike racer named Tullio Campagnolo invented the quick-release skewer and launched an empire. O...

In the long discussion about headsets in the comments to the previous post a couple of interesting points came up. One was that folks don...

The legendary Stronglight A9 headset has gone out of production. This was one of the best all around headsets ever produced. From VO's...

Like many cyclists I have an interest in nutrition. In fact, I've even made feeble attempts at being vegetarian. Though I rarely eat mea...

I just got a disturbing e-mail from a customer. The attachment screws for his front rack loosened while he has riding and the rack, and load...

Now that I've stirred up some dissent with my views on bar width and height, it's time to ramble on about the mechanics of handlebar...

We've been getting a lot of questions about handlebars lately so I thought I'd share what little I know. Width: In recent years man...

You've seen ads for "Exciting New Detergents". Were you excited? Well we just received two products that I am honestly excited...

I just got back from the North American Handbuilt Bike Show and it really was great show. Really amazing frame building and some very cool r...

In case some of you have not read the comments to the previous post, Sheldon Brown passed away on Sunday. Sheldon was a fountain of bike-rel...

I get a lot of e-mails about various projects VO has been working on. I thought it was time for an update on some of them. There was a probl...

We have a few new items: MKS has introduced a leather covered version of their very useful half clips. I'm a big fan of these. They allo...

Tom saw my VO Gentleman bike at Cirque last year and was impressed enough to order a frame on the spot, even though he already had a city bi...

Finding really good bike baskets is hard. Many of the cheap Asian baskets are just plain junk, though there are a few good ones. In addition...

I've been waiting a long time to get these. They are top-of-the-line Dutch style shopping/commuting panniers from Basil. This is from th...