The Long Haul Truckers and Crosschecks offer good platforms for setting up quality touring and commuting bikes.
In this case, a Trucker was chosen as the starting point. The bike will be carrying heavy loads with rear and front panniers plus the bar bag.
The bike will also be used extensively for city riding. By integrating a dynamo lighting system you get light when you need it. The Busch and Müller IQ Fly plus headlight is a headlight we often recommend: ‘plus’ means it means includes standlicht, or standlight, (ie: it stays …

Our first container load from Velo Orange in the States has landed. Ok, maybe not a whole container but the first delivery of cool gear from Velo Orange is now on the shelves.
Porteur handlebars
We’ve had a stack of cyclists asking for the VO Porteur bars so here they are.
Brass Temple bells
Also a heap of people commening on the beautiful VO bells. They look great and their clear, loud ring is super effective.
And here’s some random shots of the VO stuff