Makes me think about mine a bit. Also agree that the headtube is too short. They could've just extended the headtube more so the bars could get higher without using so many spacers. Also which they had slacker seat tube, which could remedy the shorter top tube. I had to push my C17 back a bit to get a better fit.
I went to the VO headquarters and the Campeur and Polyvalent were very tempting choice. The Campeur color is awesome, and has thoughtful brazeons, but I wanted more tire clearances so I opted for the Camargue. The Campeur can run 38-40s, but it seems more pavement-oriented. On Monday, June 15, 2015 at 7:46:24 AM UTC-4, Eric Daume wrote: > > Yeah, I think the Camargue is probably a closer analogy to the Clem than > the Campeur. > > I just put up a one year review of my Camargue, although reading it now, I > realized I mostly talked about the Albastache bars (<-- Riv content): > > > http://bikingtoplay.blogspot.com/2015/06/velo-orange-camargue-one-year-review.html > > Eric > > > On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 11:58 PM, 'Chris Lampe 2' via RBW Owners Bunch < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I engaged in a brief correspondence with Nicholas Carmen of the "Gypsy by >> Trade" blog and he said the Campeur was the best handling bike he'd ever >> ridden. He also has several blog entries on the bike if you want to dig >> for them. I believe the blog entries reference Santa Fe and summer but I >> might be mistaken about that. >> >> I think VO's Camargue would be a better comparison to the Clem and it has >> comparable tire clearances. I believe the Campeur maxes out at 38mm. >> Also, VO states that the Camargue was designed to handle just like the >> Campeur but with 60mm tires. >> >> If you scroll down a bit, you'll find some of Nicholas' comments on the >> Campeur: https://gypsybytrade.wordpress.com/tag/vo-campeur/ >> >> >> >> >> On Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 5:42:37 PM UTC-5, Wayne Naha wrote: >>> >>> In the interest of being thorough. There was a thread comparing the >>> Clem to the Surly LHT. So what about this one? It seems pretty cool. >>> Available ion a wide range of sizes, has a pump peg, kickstand plate and a >>> variety of rack and fender mounts. $520 for the frame. >>> Clearly, Clem is going to be a bit more stout. But the Campeur is no >>> lightweight, with a stated weight of 28.1 pounds. I like the Clem's >>> dropouts and rack mounts better. Is there anyone who has ridden the VO? >>> Or had the chance to give a good looking over? I'd love to hear your >>> thoughts. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
