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Posts Tagged ‘Velo Orange’
A Series of Tubes: Final buildup on Marcus Rando Light Touring Bike
“Bike building is a lot like the Internet. They both involve a series of tubes.” Elliott McFadden,Violet Crown Cycles
Earlier this month, I wrote about the randonneur bicycle, a French style light touring bike, I designed and built for Marcus. It came back from powder coating a few weeks ago, and I built it up but [...]
Doug Fattic Framebuilding Class: Building up my frame into a working bike
This article is is the final part of a series I’ve been writing about my experience taking a two week bicycle frame building class in December from master framebuilder, Doug Fattic.
Two weeks somehow became three and a half months. Back in December, I spent two weeks learning the trade of framebuilding from Doug Fattic in [...]
Review: VO Model 8 Saddle from Velo Orange
My experience: About a six weeks ago, I put a VO Model 8 saddle on my Xtracycle and have been riding it several times a week.
Function: 5/5
Style: 5/5
Build Quality: 4/5
Overall: 5/5
Availability: Retails for $85 in Brown or Black at retailers who stock Velo Orange products or directly from the Velo Orange online store.
Summary:
Online supplier of [...]
