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23 December, 2008

Merry Holidays!

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Great New Yorker cover! The last orders are packed and Tom and I are the last ones at the shop today. Everyone else left early to start trip...
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19 December, 2008

Various Notes and Things

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We will be closed for the Holidays, from December 24 through January 4. If you need any components made in Japan you probably will want to b...
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17 December, 2008

Wheels and Rims

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I recently treated myself to a new set of fixie/single speed wheels. They are hand-built in the USA on 36-hole flip-flop, sealed bearing, hi...
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16 December, 2008

Minnehaha

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Minnehaha bags are now in stock. They are made of 18oz cotton canvas with nicely thought out details. I want to complement the folks at Minn...
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15 December, 2008

Bikes at Work

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Ahren Rogers sent this photo of Leah, his partner, picking up supplies at the welding shop. Ahren builds our Pass Hunter and City bike frame...
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12 December, 2008

Community Component Ideas

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One of the great things about this blog is getting ideas for products. Thank you! Several of the products we've decided to start stockin...
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08 December, 2008

VO Stems are Back

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Just a short note to tell everyone who's e-mailed that VO stems just arrived and are back in stock. We have all sizes from 70 to 120mm ...
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03 December, 2008

Tom, VO Imports, and Upsetting the Apple Cart

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As some of you know, we have another company, called VO Imports (VOI). The purpose of this company is to sell to bike shops and distributors...
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01 December, 2008

Porteur Racks and Offshore Bags

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A lot of folks have been waiting for the next shipment of Porteur racks . They are here! Rails too. Last time they sold out in a week. On a...
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26 November, 2008

French Handlebars are Back

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We just recieved another shipment of the VO/Nitto Montmarte and the Left Bank handlebars. They sold out very quickly last time we got som...
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25 November, 2008

Miscellaneous Bits

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The photo on the left is of a prototype VO French thread bottom bracket. Back in the day, nations thought it obligatory to have their own s...
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24 November, 2008

Air and Space

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We went to the National Air and Space Museum yesterday. While Alec, our 9-year old, wanted to see space ships and rockets, I was fascinated...
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20 November, 2008

Samples Galore and The Guarding of Chains

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Perhaps we're a bit obsessed with product samples. It gets pretty expensive having all this stuff FedExed from every corner of the world...
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Style

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I came upon these two bike related photos while surfing aimlessly at 5:00am. They are from the highly regarded The Satorialis t site. Why a...
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19 November, 2008

VO Saddle Bags

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We've been considering making some larger VO saddlebags. We currently sell five models of saddle bags. The first two are the small Broo...
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12 November, 2008

Happy Bottom Saddles

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My old company sells an amazingly comfortable kayak seat that I'd named the " Happy Bottom Pad ". I was so tickled by that nam...
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Pretty Pedals

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I ordered these as soon as I saw them at Eurobike. These are stunning pedals. By now you've noticed the chrome plated cages, reminiscent...
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In Stock Again!

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We Just got a big shipment of VO components and accessories that we've been having difficulty keeping in stock. We have more VO Grand Cr...
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06 November, 2008

A Couple of Ideas

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We've had a couple of ideas. The first is to import a stainless steel rack that's being made in Taiwan. This is not a Velo Orange de...
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04 November, 2008

George's VO Rando Bike

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George was kind enough to forward some photos of his brand new Velo Orange Rando bike. This is really a nice build. And very cool lights! He...
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03 November, 2008

Pablo's VO City Gentleman Bike

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Here, for your viewing pleasure, are a few photos of the latest VO Gentleman bike . The frame is fillet brazed and assembled by Ahren Rogers...
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31 October, 2008

Happy Halloween!

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Aardvarks and Saddles

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With winter weather coming we've had lots of requests for Aardvark neoprene saddle covers , which we've had a hard time keeping in s...
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24 October, 2008

Choosing Fenders

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With today's cold rain at VO world headquarters it's time to recycle some posts about fenders. This one is about choosing fenders. ...
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Fender News

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There are a few fender developments to report. We're dropping 35mm smooth Honjo fenders and have ordered 37mm smooth polished Honjos in...
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