Since Tom and I, as well as most display bikes, will be at the Handbuilt Bike Show , the VO showroom will be closed from Wednesday through t...

I thought I'd post a few photos that some might find interesting. The first few are from last Sunday's farmer's market in Washin...

We received some shiny prototypes yesterday. These rims may become a new VO product. They are double wall and fully polished. I really wante...

Many of you asked us for 17-degree version of our super popular VO Stem . They just arrived! A 17-degree stem allows a traditional drop, tha...

I just booked my flight for next month's Taipei International Cycle Show . This is the most important bike show of the year. It's th...

Despite the economic slowdown, VO is growing. The winter slowdown we were anticipating has not materialized. And our tiny staff is increasin...

A year or two ago we found a case of new-old-stock handlebar bag supports. They are a sort of combination rack and decaleur. A Rackaleur? I ...

I've been thinking about bike computers. Over the years my bikes have evolved, gaining many useful bits such as fenders, front racks, an...

Tom found a very nice, a fairly inexpensive brass bike bell from Taiwan. We call it the Temple Bell, though I admit that in my several vis...

VO Croissan t and Baguette Bags are in stock again. They are made of "dry-waxed" canvas with leather trim and piping. That leathe...

The 2009 North American Handmade Bicycle Show , to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, February 27 – March 1, 2009. If you want to see the w...

We still get lots of questions about applying shellac to handlebar tape. A couple of years ago I wrote some posts that, I think, are a prett...

VOI has just received a shipment of small parts from Taiwan, a few of which we've been out and a few others that are new. Among them are...

We just got our shipment of ring locks . Ring locks are tremendously popular in Europe, but largely unavailable here. They are bolted or cla...

I get a lot of e-mails asking for updates on various projects mentioned in this blog. So I thought I'd write a mass update, in no partic...

With today's holiday and the upcoming inauguration shipping at VO will be a little slow. There is no mail pickup today and the roads may...

As Annette will tell you, it's pretty rare that I have nothing to say. But such is the case today. So I thought I'd simply open the ...

This is just a quick post to let you know that the lovely VO Zeppelin fenders are back in stock. These proved very popular and we ran out ...

It was interesting to see a few comments about logos in the previous post. That's a topic that very much interests me since I've alw...

The product that launched Campagnolo was the quick release skewer. During a race in 1927 Tullio Campagnolo, then just another an Italian bi...

We've just started stocking the new Planet Bike Blaze Dynamo Light. This is a very well made 1-watt LED lamp and at $58 the price is rig...

After a nice vacation cross country skiing in the White Mountains we returned to find some new Velo Orange Products had arrived. The long aw...

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...

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...

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...