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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
