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25 July, 2008

VO Closed for Move, and DC levers

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Velo Orange will be closed next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (July 30-August 1). We'll be moving into our new and bigger space. That ...
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24 July, 2008

An Economical Dyno Hub?

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I wonder if there is a market for a $50 (or less) dynamo hub. The quality looks to be about like the very hard to find lower-end Shimano hub...
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23 July, 2008

VO Saddle Problems, UPDATED

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As we get into the VO Saddle shipment we are finding serious quality control problems. Some of the leather is too soft and some is incorrect...
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22 July, 2008

Sugino's Best

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If you asked knowledgeable cyclists what the very best aluminum compact, 110bcd, crank set ever made was, I'll bet the majority would sa...
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21 July, 2008

More VO Saddle Photos and Details

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The new VO saddles have generated a lot of interest and requests for more photos. So I've posted more images in this album. I've als...
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17 July, 2008

Darn Nice Saddles

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Velo Orange saddles are made of the finest Australian cowhide. The frames are sturdy chrome plated steel with rails that allow more adjustme...
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VO Headset and Bottom Brackets Arrive

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Some, but not all, of the new VO headsets and bottom brackets are here. We now have the Grand Cru bottom bracket . It has oversize sealed b...
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New Grand Cru Brakes and Adjustable Shoes

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We received a huge shipment of components this morning. There were VO saddles, BBs, headsets, brakes and other cool stuff. I've photog...
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15 July, 2008

VO Water Bottle Cages are Here

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The VO retro water bottle cages are finally in stock . Getting these produced has been a big effort, but I really like the design. As I wrot...
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Steve's VO Randonuesse

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Steve sent some photos of his newly built and very pretty VO frame. He now has about 800 miles on it and seems to like it a lot. He describ...
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14 July, 2008

Happy Bastille Day!

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Happy Bastille day. A bit of French news today, The New York Times published another encouraging article about Paris' Vélib bicycle pro...
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09 July, 2008

Ikea Bike Trailers

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This struck me as a great idea. Ikea is apparently working with Velorbis to offer the rental bikes and trailers to its Danish customers (f...
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02 July, 2008

Semi-Custom Rando Frame Waiting List

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We've temporarily stopped accepting orders for VO semi-custom rando frames. The wait has simply gotten to be too long. We'll be hap...
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You Asked for Them

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One of the items that's been most often requested from VO is this special bolt set for mounting racks, like the Nitto M12 and Campee, o...
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27 June, 2008

Production Samples and New Bits

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As I promised, the next few months will bring a lot of new Velo Orange components. We just received production samples of a few of them. On ...
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24 June, 2008

Bob's New Toei

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Bob, who was kind enough to provide us with a post about Toei owner's meeting in Japan , just got a new frame. He sent a few photos of t...
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20 June, 2008

My Pass Hunter

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My pass hunter arrived today (after 6-weeks at the powder coat shop). And YES; the decal is on the top tube! That was obviously an error. Ot...
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17 June, 2008

Shifting Gears at VO

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We've been searching for shifters to use with Montmarte, Porteur, Left Bank bars and other road-sized city bike handlebars. These inexpe...
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12 June, 2008

Nice Light

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We just received our latest shipment from Spanninga/JOS. As you may know, Spanninga is a Dutch bike lighting company that now owns the famo...
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11 June, 2008

Lezyne Tools

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I'm impressed by some tools from a new company called Lezyne. The Lezyne Alloy Levers are constructed of polished, aerospace-grade alum...
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10 June, 2008

VO 650B Fenders are Finally Here!!!

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Many months ago I announced that we would have 52mm VO 650b fenders . I said they would arrive in a month or two. What arrived were 700c fe...
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09 June, 2008

Photos from Le Cirque du Cyclisme

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Despite oppressive Virginia heat and humidity, Le Cirque du Cyclisme was well attended and a lot of fun. I took a few photos, which are post...
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02 June, 2008

Le Cirque du Cyclisme and Racks

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For anyone interested in classic bikes, the premier event in the US is Le Cirque du Cyclisme. It's a bike show, charity auction, swap me...
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