Velo Orange Campeur or Camargue

#1

Ooookay, so i’ve decided to start putting money aside for a nice-ish frame. First time i’ll be buying a new frame since my BMX days…

After having the Surly and realising its not really my thing, I think that the Campeur kinda geo is what i’m after.
That, plus everything else about the frame - beautiful fork, some nice lugs, 700C, three bottle cage mounts, quill stem etc.
The price is also around what i’m happy to spend right now, working as little as I am.

Thing is - Commuter don’t have my size (57cm) in stock and VO aren’t replying to my emails about shipping costs to here. I can’t seem to find any other VO frame stockists in Australia (from my quick googling) OR similar frames for the $$$.

Can anyone suggest similar frames/other stockists?
Anyone have any experience with the Campeur?
What about a Camargue? VO don’t stock them anymore, but anyone know where I can find one?

Frames i’ve looked at - Soma San Marco or GR (both 650B). I can’t really afford/justify building a new wheelset, would rather transfer just about everything from my current commuter/tourer over.

Ta ta

N

#2

Can you get Commuter, as a reseller, to liaise with VO about getting the right size frame?

I think you’d struggle to find a Camargue locally. Can’t imagine too many were sold into the Aus market.

Also: I know you don’t want to build a new wheelset, but expanding your horizons to a disc frame would open up a whole bunch of options. Discs on loaded bikes are great. And if you’re going to save for a frame anyway you might as well get a whole new rig.

#3

rivendell?

#4

shipping from VO is borderline prohibitive, freight forwarding is not much better, best bet is as heavymetal suggests, liase with commuter to land it with the next shipment?

#5

http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/dealers/index/display/

Loads of dealers in Australia.

#6

^ Lol’d at the Antarctica row.

#7

While a lot of those shops are “dealers”, I’d suggest, a-la Cicli Spirito, that they don’t hold a lot of stock of low-demand items such as frame/forks. Probably worth calling around but wouldn’t hold my breath…

#8

My point was one of these dealers could assist in getting a frameset in.

#9

Point taken.

#10

Its getting harder to buy online with the sucky exchange rate

#11

Harder or more harder to justify/expensive?

Can’t say online shopping has gotten gotten harder to do, if anything technology seems to make it easier and faster…

#12

Pretty sure he just means more expensive.

#13

spoilsport…

#14

There are easier ways to bait Horatio.

#15

Hey hi everyone,

Heard back from VO, shipping is 200US - not going for it. I slept on it and decided not to go down this route afterall. I think about doing it every 6 months or so and then realise that any mass produced frame I buy I probably won’t love in a year or two.
So back to the drawing board, I think i’m going to put the money i’ve got aside right now towards dynamo set up, and then save for a deposit for a frame builder.

Long term we’re probably moving cities in a few years so I kind of want this frame/bike before there’s more responsibilities to think about!

#16

Hi HM!

#17

#18

Hi H.

Mouche: I reckon you’re probably doing the right thing, assuming you have something that meets your needs in the meantime. Do your research, work out what you really want and need.