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28 September, 2012

Packing the Campeur Bikepacking Style, Part 1

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A guest post by Nicholas Carmen (who blogs as Gypsy by Trade ) The excitement to load my bicycle with expedition-grade racks and plastic w...
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26 September, 2012

VO at Interbike and Campeur Impressions

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Gypsy by Trade published a great post about the Campeur, touring bikes, and various VO parts.  Please read the whole article.  Here's...
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25 September, 2012

Campeur Frames Are Here

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The VO Campeur frames are finally here . It's taken a lot to make these, including almost a year of testing. We rode the campeur wit...
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18 September, 2012

Interbike Week

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Most our technical staff left for the Interbike bike show yesterday. I'm flying out later today. That means that, for the rest of th...
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17 September, 2012

Gone Fishing

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I thought I'd post a few photos we took recently for a VO brochure. We shot them at a nearby pond, so we got in a little fishing. I wa...
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14 September, 2012

The Big Pedal Named, "Sabot"

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Thanks for all the great pedal names. We just had a staff meeting and chose "sabot", submitted by Everett. (Everett, please e-...
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13 September, 2012

The Grand Cru Plume Alaire Chainguard is Here

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We just received a small air-shipment of our new chainguards. The Grand Cru Plume Alaire chainguard harkens back to the golden age of...
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11 September, 2012

Name Our Big Pedals

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These are our newest pedals. Many VO staffers like large pedals so we wanted to make a really high quality large-platform pedal that would...
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07 September, 2012

Nuts

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That's right, VO axle wing nuts are back in stock. Many of you, especially our UK customers, have been asking for these again. This b...
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New Grand Cru Saddle Bag

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The Grand Cru all-leather tapered saddle bag is designed to fit everything you'll need for a day on the road. There is room for a mi...
05 September, 2012

Notes and Updates

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We've been super busy this past week preparing and shipping our display to Interbike . This is an industry only show, but is very import...
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21 August, 2012

Handlebar Accessories

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Accessory mounts are not the sort of traditional item that VO is known for, but many folks love them. This Dajia mount is such a clever de...
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17 August, 2012

Perfect Bar Plugs?

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I might be a bit obsessed with bar plugs. I've probably ordered samples of 20 models over the past few years, and darn few met my stan...
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13 August, 2012

Container day!

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It's our favorite day once again...Container Day!  We are excited to have some new items to add to our inventory: Dajia Accessory Thr...
07 August, 2012

More Arts and Crafts, Cork Grips and Inverse Levers

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I’m a big fan of the way cork grips feel and look. Naturally, I wanted to use them to build up a Porteur bike.   Not only are the grips...
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03 August, 2012

Leatherwork at On The Rivet

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By Igor Last year, while doing a weekend tour of Maryland’s beautiful Eastern Shore, I stumbled across a small shop in Cambridge, MD, On...
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01 August, 2012

Breaking it Down: Grand Cru Cantilever Brake

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A guest post by Casey Fittz Cantilever brakes have stood the test time of time due in a large part to their simplicity. They provide a...
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27 July, 2012

Travel books

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A guest post by Scott Gater Books, an incredible thing. In the “old” form (you know, the things made out of paper) they are an amazin...
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20 July, 2012

Updates

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There's a lot going on here at VO, mostly working on new designs that I can't write about yet. But I thought you might be interested...
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