Velo Orange is now offering a complete bike assembled right in Annapolis, Maryland. The Campeur is a camping bike made to carry heavy loads and be reliable when you are off the beaten path.
The frame is a Velo Orange design and has a level top tube, lugged fork crown, canti-brake mounts, pump peg, three water bottle mounts and room for 38mm tires with fenders. The complete bike looks the VO part with a leather saddle, leather bar tape, 9x3 Shimano Deore drivetrain and a bunch of quality parts. The Campeur has some hard-to-find features:
- Level top tube, classic fork bend
- Quill stem
- Kickstand plate
- Dia-Compe friction bar-end shifters
For all of you kickstand lovers who are every-so-gently mounting your double-legged kickstand on your Surly Long Haul Trucker with rubber and clamps, this is your bike. Seriously, the ride of the Campeur is supposed to be great, I can't wait to hit the road on one of these.
Read more about the Campeur here and here. The current price of the complete bike is $1600 (plus shipping). Don't forget to add the new Campeur Racks to complete the build.
Campeur Complete Bike Build List:
| Sizes: 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61 (Please specify size in the comment box.) More info here. | |
| Grand Cru 135mm Touring Hub, Diagonale Rim 36 hole | |
| Grand Cru High Flange Hub, Diagonale Rim 36 hole | |
| 700x35 Panaracer Tourguard | |
| Dia-Compe Bar-Ends, Friction | |
| Grand Cru Triple 48x34x24, 165mm (sizes 51 & 53), 170mm (sizes 55 & 57), 175mm (sizes 59 & 61) | |
| Grand Cru 124mm, English thread | |
| SRAM 9 Speed 11-32T | |
| Deore 9 speed | |
| Sora Triple | |
| KMC X-9 | |
| VO Roller Bearing | |
| VO Quill 90mm (sizes 51-55), 100mm (sizes 57-59), 110mm (size 61) | |
| Grand Cru Course Handlebar, 44cm (sizes 51-57), 46cm sizes (59 & 61) | |
| Tektro CR720 Cantilevers | |
| Tektro RL340 | |
| Grand Cru 27.2 | |
| VO Model 3 Touring, Brown | |
| Tressostar Cotton, Brown (not installed) | |
| not included |
4 comments:
Velo Orange must be quite sure that there exists a sufficient number of Freds to support the sales of such bikes.
Al in Philadelphia
The dia compe bar-end friction shifters are a nice choice. If I didn't already own a Miyata 1000, I'd be very interested in this.
Also, what's a "Campeur"? Is this use of Gallic nonsence supposed to add a certain panasch to the product. I'm afraid all it really adds is a well deserved appearance of rediculousness.
Al in Philadelphia
Um, panache is not spelled "panasch". Clearly Al, you would be best to leave French or even pseudo-French alone.
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