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Gerard Rebuild by Velo Orange

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Oh yes, I got new bling for the Crested Butte, courtesy of @veloorange Rustines constructeur grips and the Retro cages. #rustines (at NE Portland Area)
Rusines Cocottes Italiennes V Shimano Dura-Ace 7400
Well my return to Rustines this afternoon didnât quite head in the direction I was hoping it would. Â Disappointment in one respect, but in another it did present an opportunity to try out the fit of their Cocottes Italiennes on a Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 non-aero lever. Â More on that in a moment.
Out of the box there is very little difference in shape and size. Â Donât be fooled, though, there is, obviously a difference especially internally. Â The Rustines hoods are very tactile indeed and it was clear to me that a lot of thought had gone into getting the feel just right. Â Indeed it made the old Shimano hoods feel a little hard, but I donât know that this is a fair comparison given that the Shimano hoods date from 1987! Â Overall the quality of the hoods is very good indeed.
Now, given that these are their cocottes Italiennes and theyâre not designed for Shimano there will be some issues. Â Fit. Â The hoods just slip on too easily. Â They are larger, internally, than the Shimano ones by a couple of millimetres. Â So donât expect a snug fit without a bit of fettling. Â I have some ideas Iâm working on to vastly improve the fit and once Iâve sorted it out Iâll be sure to share them.
The whole reason for my visit to Rustines was because I wanted to see if I could persuade them to look at producing some cocottes Japonaise; Â in particular to fit the Dura-Ace 7400 non-areo levers. Â I donât need to say how difficult it is to find N.O.S of these things let alone talk about the ridiculous prices people are demanding for them. Â The seed of the idea is sown. Â I met one of their technicians and heâs now on the hunt for other non-areo Shimano road brake levers of that era so that he can begin to develop a product. Â They will move in that direction eventually, but not just yet. Â For now I guess weâre going to have to either stump up silly money for old bits of rubber or engineer solutions to make whatâs available fit...or maybe someone else out there is going to get to market first? Â Any takers?
A Classic French Brand...
....Going strong just a 30 minute drive from my house! Over a month ago I took a friend out mountain-biking. Weâd been planning this for months.  Stopping for a break mid-ride he started to talk to me about the velo brand Rustines.  âSurely youâve heard of them?â he asked me.  At the time I must confess to knowing nothing of them at all.  âNonâ jâai rĂ©pondu. A few weeks later and I have my head inside every vintage bicycle blog and online shop imaginable.  Iâm scouring Ebay and forums for bits and pieces and eventually I stumble across Rustinesâ products.  âRustines, Rustines....cela me dit quelque chose...â.... forgetting my conversation with Greg.  Must have been my wife telling me something about them.  Nope!  Eventually the penny dropped! This morning I found myself in the reception of Rustines after a brief exchange of email last week and I am heading back there this afternoon.  For now I canât say why, but I really want to.  So you, my dear reader, will have to live out the suspense with me.  How long weâll have to wait, well.....it depends.  It is potentially exciting news...  Watch this space!
Anyway it was lovely to put a face to the name behind the lady who sends out all the Rustines bicycle bits orders from their website.  And the bonus for me is that I have made contact with a little bit of French cycling history;  a great family run business which, like a tardis, appears small on the outside but is much bigger on the inside....for  Rustines is to velo as Rustin is to industrial rubber product manufacture.  Over 100 years of world leading experience tucked away in the beautiful little historical town of La Chartre Sur Loire...whoâd have thought it?! More to come.....
Rustines Patche kits back in stock http://velo-orange.blogspot.com/2015/07/in-other-news.html

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Quand la fille dâun antiquaire et celle dâun astrophysicien se rencontrent⊠Elles se racontent des histoires. Des histoires de matiĂšres, des histoires cousues, dĂ©cousues, la leur, celles des autres et celles quâelles inventent. Câest ce que font Marie Macon et Anne- Laure Lesquoy Ă travers leurs collections dâaccessoires depuis 2009.
Aussi pointilleuses que les brodeuses quâelles admirent, les deux crĂ©atrices changent de casquette plusieurs fois par jour. Dessin des motifs, choix des matiĂšres, prĂ©cision des finitions⊠rien nâest laissĂ© au hasard, parce que la doublure est aussi importante que la veste. De leur parcours dans le design, il reste lâagitation perpĂ©tuelle dâidĂ©es, lâenvie de crĂ©er, les tendances, la connaissance des techniques, le lien entre lâutile et le beau. Et câest leur irrĂ©sistible envie dâaccompagner le produit jusquâau bout, au lieu de le lĂącher une fois le dessin fini, qui a donnĂ© naissance Ă leur espace dâexpĂ©rimentation et de libertĂ© : Macon & Lesquoy.
Capable dâaller chercher les meilleurs artisans au bout du monde, Macon & Lesquoy puise son inspiration partout et ailleurs, tout en goĂ»tant aux dĂ©lices locaux. Aujourdâhui organisĂ© entre Paris â oĂč lâon se couvre volontiers de paillettes pour sortir â et Granville â patrie de Dior, des coquillages et crustacĂ©s, mais surtout port dâattache de son stock â Macon & Lesquoy crĂ©e, au fil des saisons, des accessoires dĂ©calĂ©s et toujours Ă©lĂ©gants qui marient subtilement lâaudace et lâhumour. Leur point commun ? Le dĂ©tournement des techniques et matiĂšres. La montre qui ne donne pas lâheure pour ceux qui aiment suspendre le temps, le portefeuille hold-up pour rĂ©gler lâardoise avec insolence, lâĂ©tiquette Ă prix dâor, la broderie militaire au service de la fantaisie⊠en sont les parfaites illustrations.
Les bijoux brodĂ©s, Ă©cussons thermocollantes, petite maroquinerie et textile M&L surprennent ceux qui les portent. Un brin dâhumour et de luxe pour les jeunes filles, beaux garçons, belles mamans et vieux dandys du monde entier qui prĂ©fĂšrent rire du quotidien !
Macon & Lesquoy â une touche dĂ©calĂ©e ! Quand la fille d'un antiquaire et celle d'un astrophysicien se rencontrent... Elles se racontent des histoires. Des histoires de matiĂšres, des histoires cousues, dĂ©cousues, la leur, celles des autres et celles qu'elles inventent.
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