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31 August, 2010

Roller Bearing Headsets

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Our roller bearing headsets arrived and I thought you'd like to see photos. BTW, we're calling them roller bearing, rather than ne...
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30 August, 2010

New Stems and Restocked Components

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Here is a new VO stem . We're calling it the "Tall-Stack" until we think of a better name. Stack height is 75mm. It offers a ...
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27 August, 2010

New Polyvalent Color?

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  We're about to order a new production run of Polyvalent frames and are thinking of changing the color. The two top choices are dark ...
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24 August, 2010

More Shiny Stuff

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In our never-ending quest to make our products shinier and shinier we asked our headset factory about doing a second round of polishing on ...
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18 August, 2010

Chrome Stems

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If it seems as if we've been working on fillet-brazed quill stems for years, it's only because we have. The photo at left shows the ...
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Roller Hanger Recall

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The draw bolts on the latest production run of Grand Cru Roller Straddle Wire Hangers do not meet our specifications. They can crack if ove...
16 August, 2010

VO Double Crank, Special Deal

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 The VO Compact Double cranks are here. But they are not as we specified. You may remember that we made a prototype that was chrome plated...
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09 August, 2010

VO and Grand Cru Cranks Are Here

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The triple looks really nice. The VO Triple Crank is a modern, stiff, cold forged crank set. It has all alloy polished chain rings, 48/36/...
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06 August, 2010

Wheel Stabilizer

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I don't usually order accessories or components that I've haven't tried, but we'd received a fair number of e-mails suggest...
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04 August, 2010

Gran Compe ENE Mini-rack Details

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The Gran-Compe ENE racks arrived today. These are much like the Mafac mini-racks and are designed to support a handlebar bag. ( More info...
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03 August, 2010

118mm Bottom Brackets

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  We just received 118mm Grand Cru bottom brackets. They are available in all thread-types: Standard BSA (or ISO) French thread Italian t...
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27 July, 2010

VO 37mm Hammered Fenders

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We asked VO customers what width the next model of VO hammered fenders should be, and 37mm was the overwhelming choice. They just arrived ....
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26 July, 2010

New Brakes, Gran Compe 610 CNC

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I came back from vacation to find that the new Gran Compe 610 brakes had arrived. The new 610s are super stiff CNC machined centerpulls wi...
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06 July, 2010

Vacation Time at VO

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Just wanted to let you know that there will be little, if any, blog activity for the next few weeks. Annette and I are leaving for vacation ...
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Hub News

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The photo is of our VO freewheel hub. They use high quality Japanese bearings. The spoke holes on the drive side are slotted so broken spok...
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01 July, 2010

Grand Cru Crank Update

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I know that a lot of you have been waiting for the Grand Cru 50.4bcd cranks. I had thought they would be here by now, but the factory has ha...
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29 June, 2010

Rando Photos

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Bob sent some photos of his new VO Rando taken during The Cranbury 600K brevet : He writes: I put in 250 miles testing the bike with th...
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21 June, 2010

That Frame Doesn't Fit!

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We see a lot of folks building up frames which obviously don't fit them well. I think most of these folks know that the frames in questi...
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14 June, 2010

Great Deals on the Specials Page

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You might want to have a look at the VO Specials page . There are some spectacular deals there right now. Since we're still hoping to ...
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10 June, 2010

A Nice Freewheel System

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Since we'll be getting our VO Freewheel hubs in a month or two, I've been thinking about multi-speed freewheels. I still don't t...
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08 June, 2010

Spanninga

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 I'm very impressed with Spanninga's latest lights. Since their acquisition of JOS and Hella, this Dutch company has been continuall...
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02 June, 2010

Cirque du Cyclisme

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This is a reminder that the 13th annual Cirque du Cyclisme takes place this weekend in scenic Leesburg,  VA. In addition to rides, semin...
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27 May, 2010

Needle Bearing Headset

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A few of you have asked about the upcoming VO needle bearing headset. I thought you might like to see this neat drawing: I'm also ki...
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25 May, 2010

Fender Update

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Just wanted to let you know that we got another fender shipment and we have the new polished alloy VO 58mm fluted 650b fender . These fits ...
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20 May, 2010

Dajia Racks

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We're importing a new rear rack. The Dajia Expedition Rack a sturdy stainless steel rack intended for loaded touring. It's not as ...
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