Introducing VO Voices
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It's strange, I expected not so big upsweep, but anyway it's interesting model
Regarding the title and the type of device, what else would you expect? Like all the sealed bearing bottom brackets I have dealt with, the outer seals are a bit stiff as new, but the spindle still feels smooth. The finish is nice, even on the parts that are not visible once in place, and the ring for the non-drive side is aluminum instead of plastic, as was usual for Shimano BBs for a long time. Several time I have had the plastic ring disintegrate when I removed them from older frames; this should be fine if you use some anti-seize compound. This BB installed well with the Shimano-style BB wrench, and put my Sugino SD triple crank in the right place on my resurrected Trek TX500 frame.
Great brackets! Ordered and still use two from velo orange years ago, but more vintage bikes so needed more brackets!
These brakes are superb!!!
Fenders are great but you might need some hardware. If you don’t have a built in mount (threaded hole) on the bottom of your front fork, and just have a hole that runs front to back through the fork (such as on a surly straggler). You will need to head to the hardware store. This can be a little hard to find if you’re trying to keep things metric so that your bike multitool will work with it if things go awry in the wild. There is a mount supplied that works great but to attach that to the frame and keep it metric you will need a 5mm Allen hex bolt that’s around 45mm long, a corresponding nut and a couple washers. It’ll only run you a few bucks, but get it in advance if your chomping at the bit to get them on.
It fits perfect and I can now carry larger water bottles especially my 32oz Nalgene.
Best made stem for this price!! Looks wonderfull,nice welded. And fits perfekt any steel retro racing bike. TANKS !!!!
SORRY for my english🤪
Best regards from switzerland
Reto Maissen
I haven't found a better quality metal petal for this price anywhere else. I was sent the wrong color by mistake and the replacement was at my door with a few days. I like them so much I bought the first pair in the other color as well!
So far so good, I've heard of long-term durability issues with these, but after a few months mine shows no signs os failure. I am using RaClips from Waxwing Bags however, which provide a very stable bag underside/rack connection, essentially eliminating both vertical and lateral movement. Also running a Rene Herse bag strut inside my Berthoud bag which also adds stability and prevents sway. It's my hope that both of these take some stress off the decaleur and the welded o-ring joint.
To the folks advocating for a tab on the o-ring to prevent the headset from loosening: this is a bad idea. Being steel, it will gouge the threaded headset's threads as it moves laterally and ruin them. A loose headset will then be the least of your problems!
Existing Bottom bracket length of 116 + 4r placed my chain rings so shifting to the larger cogs on the cassette was not always what I expected. Thought I would try one more time to relocate the drive side arm inward. I have TA crank with JIS taper and the 118mm VO BB was offset just enough to solve this problem. Easy to install and smooth rotation under load. Good product for the price.
nice to get a part to replace my 43 year old brake "non-adjustable" the only caveat would be you can't use a brake ferrule on the end of your cable housing.
A solid lightweight wide platform for your riding pleasure! You won’t even know they’re there…
These do a great job of locating my fuel bottle below the downtube on a vintage Miyata 1000.
Great component that can help revitalize an old ATB into something great. Love the fit and finish!
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