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22 December, 2011

Merry Holidays and Many Thanks

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All of us at Velo Orange want to thank our customers for another great year and wish you HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
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16 December, 2011

Year End Deals

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We've lowered the threshold for free shipping to $25 from midnight tonight through Thursday. The usual rules apply, orders must ship to ...
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13 December, 2011

Applying Decals

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The Polyvalent comes with minimalist decals. A lot of folks like this simple look, but others prefer more traditional contrasting-color dec...
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09 December, 2011

Fun with Freehub Bodies

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Back in the day, when we rode 5 or 6-speed freewheels, we would change freewheels to suit the terrain. A flat criterium meant fitting a ...
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07 December, 2011

Project Update

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I thought some of you might like updates on the various VO projects I'd mentioned previously. We've been testing different forks fo...
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06 December, 2011

Campy-Compatible Hubs

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The Campy versions of our Grand Cru touring and VO high-low hubs have arrived. Many Campy fans, myself included, have been waiting for th...
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30 November, 2011

Complete Rando Special

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We have a new offering in our Prototype and Specials section . It's a complete 57cm VO Rando with a Shimano 105 10-speed derailleurs a...
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22 November, 2011

Go Tour

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A guest post by Alec Burney It’s been a bit more than a year, the calendar says, but it seems like just the other day that I shoved off fr...
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17 November, 2011

Free Shipping Deal on Orders Over $100

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As we've done in past years, we're offering a free shipping deal during the holiday season. This offer started today and runs throug...
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15 November, 2011

Prototypes for Sale

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We have a new section in our site called Prototypes and Specials . We'll use it to list some of the frames and bikes we've previousl...
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11 November, 2011

Miscellany

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The Grand Cru 50.4bcd cranks are back in stock. We'd been out of them for a few months due to a production problem, but we have plenty ...
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04 November, 2011

One Man's Spam...

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A guest post by Annette Najjar I remember well when we announced that our first business, Chesapeake Light Craft, would be taking credit c...
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02 November, 2011

New Bike Builds

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Sam built this lovely rando-style Polyvalent . Note the VO stem, crank, saddle, seatpost... Ari has neat place to store a bike lock on his P...
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28 October, 2011

Designing New Pedals

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We've been thinking about the possibility of making Grand Cru pedals these past few weeks. Our idea is for two versions. The first is a ...
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26 October, 2011

New Brakes, Name Needed

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These are our new low profile brakes. They have a really long lever arms for amazing stopping power. Remember the old Mafac tandem brakes, t...
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20 October, 2011

A Clever Light Mount

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Calvert sent us this photo of a rather clever use for a  VO handlebar to bottle cage mount . The photo explains it perfectly. I might add th...
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18 October, 2011

27" Wheels and Measuring Brake Reach

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We get occasional requests for 27" rims or wheels. It wouldn't be hard for us to make 27" rims, but I don't think it's...
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11 October, 2011

A Few Things

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VO sells a lot of fenders and gets a lot of questions about installing them. We've updated the fender instructions , both the paper and ...
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07 October, 2011

Maxi Kits, Wheels, and Pepe

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The Polyvalent maxi build kits are back in stock and have been selling fast. The maxi kit includes: A Polyvalent frame set Grand Cru sea...
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06 October, 2011

Polyvalent Print Ads

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We're working on a print ad for the Polyvalent. Here are our top three versions. Which one do you like best? Or do you have a better ide...
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"The Book of Touring Bicycle" and Velocraft

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Here are a few pages from the Japanese publication "The Book of Touring Bicycle". Many thanks to Kentaro Tsuchihashi of M's Bi...
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