Comments on: detail Porteur

By: Berto Lucci

Berto Lucci — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:17:00 +0000

I want it where I can buy it?

By: Roberto Garrubba

Roberto Garrubba — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 06:53:00 +0000

The price?

By: Howard

Howard — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:02:00 +0000

I doubt this type of bike will ever see rain.

By: Howard

Howard — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 03:00:00 +0000

Canti brakes would be more appropriate, IMO. Curious to hear how those CST’s hold up in the real world. Beautiful build though; nice work!

By: Faskdjfhsdjk

Faskdjfhsdjk — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:38:00 +0000

that headlight will be full of water in no time, its not watertight when mounted opside down.

By: Philip

Philip — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:52:00 +0000

Ok, thanks for the info! Might just drop you a line soon..

By: Matt Conway

Matt Conway — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:40:00 +0000

Philip, The wooden rack for the VO porteur rack was made by ourselves. We are going to start making them to order as we have had quite a lot of interest. If your interested in buying one get in contact thought our site and I will send you some more details.

By: Smut Pedaller

Smut Pedaller — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:34:00 +0000

I’ll start off that this is a beautiful bike, nicely detailed. Is there a dynamo missing or are they battery powered somehow?Leather washers are intended for stopping rattles between the mudguards and their fixings to the frame, not for the brake bolts, brake bolts seldom rattle. In fact I would suspect that the brake bolts are probably insufficiently tight as the leather washer would prevent you from getting the required torque on the nut (which really should also be threadlocked and/or a nyloc nut tsk tsk!)

By: Philip

Philip — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:53:00 +0000

Is the planks for the rack self made or can I find them for purchase somewhere? Only drawback with the VO rack atmo.

By: Adam Leddin

Adam Leddin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:49:00 +0000

Leather washers reduce vibratory rattles, dontcha know.

By: boutde

boutde — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:42:00 +0000

brake pads on backwards! bwaaahaha fail. and why use a leather washer? why? what do the porteur sect have against cows?

By: Spiny Norman

Spiny Norman — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:40:00 +0000

As you point out so often, details matter.

The leather cable guides are a twee affectation, but the leather washers on the brake studs (without even a stainless washer between the leather and the smaller hex nut) are overtly stupid. This is why God made Nylock nuts. The use of asymmetric quill pedals without the toe clips that they were designed for indicates an absence of critical thinking.

Fail.