the velo orange x tarck llc business venture thread

[Endpoint]

I’m really just crossing my fingers for a “butttrouble brown” Troll revamp. Maybe the VO contribution could be a threaded fork. 1-1/4, of course.

[halbritt]

@turpencat

why the shit would we expect velo orange to make anything that is up to tarck® standards?

Velo Orange makes things? I thought they were just picking shit out of manufacturers’ catalogs?

[joyofvaping]

@yonderboy

How about a toaster that can brown my toast to a perfect Pantone 160?

here it is:
http://www.automaticbeyondbelief.org/

[Wesbarf]

How about a reasonably priced decaleur in the Ocean Air Cycles style that works with ortlieb hardware?

[kmcdon1]

@Endpoint

Can we just get someone from Surly on here instead so we can “help” them come up with more names for colorways?

I’m doing a bikepacking trip with surly folk this autumn, tell me your wants and I’ll relay them.

Spoiler alert: they’ll be drunk and none of the ideas will make it through, but everyone I’ve met is pretty rad and enjoyable.

[NOVELTYNAME]

I had a whole stretch of them
I can’t remember but stretchmark pink is pretty ok

[Eddbread]

Nitto x tarck

Bring 1,100,615.00 ¥ to Saitama

[JUGE_FREDD]

@NOVELTYNAME

I can’t remember but stretchmark pink is pretty ok

this thread is thirsty

but holy shit you nailed that Surly colorway

[Emor_please]

i volunteer to be the “fat guy underbiking” test rider for new frame designs

[igor]

Dang I go to sleep and this happens.

@asterisk

650B fenders in 60mm width that have a lip on both sides and the same arc/coverage as the smaller sizes. There are tens of us who may buy these (although it’s probably higher than a year ago?)

650b x 58mm Wavy fenders are in production. Should be here within a month.

@pubesy

i shouldnt have to brush my teeth any more. there should be a pill. its 2018 ffs.

Remove all teeth. No need to brush.

[quote=kmcdon]Low-trail conversion forks that don’t suck and have disc mounts.

and internal dyno routing.[/quote]

1" low trail disc threadless with dynamo routing. What bike? It would be a mullet of disc and rim.

@ckd

Have you considered selling pine tar soap and artisan hatchets?

Actually the olive oil soap is surprisingly popular when we can get it. I don’t have anything to hatchet and I don’t wear flannel.

@turpencat

why the shit would we expect velo orange to make anything that is up to tarck® standards?

Cause y’all picky.

@Eddbread

A porteur front rack that won’t break but mounts to mid-fork, crown and brake hole.

Use our rack and the Surly Rack Adaptor hardware. It works really well.

@yonderboy

How about a toaster that can brown my toast to a perfect Pantone 160?

I got out of the toaster game after…the accident. Although Oster is pretty good.

@Endpoint

Can we just get someone from Surly on here instead so we can “help” them come up with more names for colorways?

They’re paint name game is strong.

@halbritt

Velo Orange makes things? I thought they were just picking shit out of manufacturers’ catalogs?

Most of our stuff is custom to us. But I don’t think there’s anything wrong with saying, “oh damn, someone already makes exactly what we wanted to design.”

@wesbarf

How about a reasonably priced decaleur in the Ocean Air Cycles style that works with ortlieb hardware?

We’re working on a better decaleur. Takes time.

@emor

i volunteer to be the “fat guy underbiking” test rider for new frame designs

You’re at the top of the list.

[Mankato_Pet_Cremation_LLC]

I like you Igor.

[Blakey]

@joy of vaping

[quote=yonderboy]How about a toaster that can brown my toast to a perfect Pantone 160?

here it is:
http://www.automaticbeyondbelief.org/[/quote]

I have this. World’s best toaster.

[Todd]

4mm leather washers
cork spacers
real mudflaps

[Mankato_Pet_Cremation_LLC]

Cork headset spacers
Press fit bottom brackets that are just Teflon bushings and no bearings
26” monstercross tires
Wiha hair trimmers
Vintage woolen football jerseys

[NOVELTYNAME]

[quote=igor]

@kmcdon

Low-trail conversion forks that don’t suck and have disc mounts and internal dyno routing.

1" low trail disc threadless with dynamo routing. What bike? It would be a mullet of disc and rim.[/quote]
this is for 90s mtb foppery ala ultaro but with a lower cost of entry atmo

[kmcdon1]

[quote=NOVELTYNAME][quote=igor]

@kmcdon

Low-trail conversion forks that don’t suck and have disc mounts and internal dyno routing.

1" low trail disc threadless with dynamo routing. What bike? It would be a mullet of disc and rim.[/quote]
this is for 90s mtb foppery ala ultaro but with a lower cost of entry atmo[/quote]

Yeah basically this. I’d put one on my Alpina Uno in a second. Not concerned with it being a mullet, because the rear brakes hardly matter.

I want that disc brake - porteur rack - lowtrailbro life.

Basically this:

but with a 1" threadless hunter/gatherer fork.

[bward1028]

Yeah, that;s the fork i want for our tandem too.

[crowding1]

vintage MTB -> sw8 basketbike is one good use case for a 1" lowtrail jobber

whippy '80s Trek roadbike -> front loading rando chariot is another

[turpencat]

[quote=ckd]Cork headset spacers
Press fit bottom brackets that are just Teflon bushings and no bearings
26” monstercross tires
Wiha hair trimmers
Vintage woolen football jerseys[/quote]this is all fucking evil.

[eric_ssucks]

[quote=turpencat][quote=ckd]Cork headset spacers
Press fit bottom brackets that are just Teflon bushings and no bearings
26” monstercross tires
Wiha hair trimmers
Vintage woolen football jerseys[/quote]this is all fucking evil.[/quote]

So good.