Chris Kulczycki, founder and owner of Velo-Orange, essentially called Jan Heine of Bicycle Quarterly a Nazi simply because he was born in Germany. I am fifth-generation American, but by ancestry am half- German, have a German last name, and I also speak some German, but even if my own father had been a Nazi (he's not; he's an American), that wouldn't make ME a Nazi. Anybody who stoops to that level of character assassination simply because they don't like or agree with (or, more likely, are intimidated by) someone else should be ostracized in no uncertain terms, in my humble opinion.
Once I learned what an intellectual nit-wit Chris Kulczycki is, I stopped supporting his business. That was all it took for me, but I was headed that way, anyway, because I have had several of his parts break, including his Grand Cru seat post, which has an absolutely atrocious design. (I returned the poorly designed part with a letter explaining the obvious design issue, but got no reply, no replacement, no store credit.) In my opinion, many VO parts are of inferior "quality" and are really just cheap, crappy knock-offs of hallowed products. I don't ride junk; in some cases, doing so can get you killed. It's not worth it, especially when the parts in question are purveyed by someone with low standards of decency. Here is an excerpt from the the offending post, which you can read in its disgusting entirety at the link which follows: "Having been born in Poland, had most of our family killed in the second World War, had the factories and businesses that they owned destroyed, and had my grandfather executed (a singe bullet to the back of the head at point blank range) for being an officer and an intellectual, I know all too well how members of certain cultures have a tendency to set themselves up as the ultimate arbitrators of what is right and wrong, of what is true and good, and of who is worthy. I am also aware of the dangers of those who are sure that they know what others think and what their motivations are." - Chris Kulczycki (irony not intended, presumably) http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=internet-bob.10806.0859.eml Yours in sport, Chris Kostman On May 29, 2:46 pm, Jim Cloud <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris, > > I don't have any especial preference for VO, and the only item that > I've purchased from them is a decaleur. They seem, however, to be > sourcing a number of components that are classically styled and aren't > available from other sources (unless you wish to compete with > collectors on eBay for original components at considerable cost). > > Is there a particular reason that you don't support VO? Just curious. > > Jim Cloud > Tucson, AZ > > On May 29, 10:31 am, "XO-1.org Rough Riders" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't support VO. My bikes are VO-free zones. > > > Ben's is out of stock. > > > My local shop, Velo Cult of San Diego, is going to see if their usual > > distributor for them has any in stock. > > > Just did a nice loop today along Mulholland and through the Valley, > > including some "new" dirt. Nothing major, but it was spectacular. This > > was on my Rivendell Roadeo. > > >http://connect.garmin.com/activity/88774423 > > > - Chris Kostmanhttp://www.XO-1.org > > > On May 29, 5:52 am, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ben's Cycle in Milwaukee says they have them in stock: > > > >http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id... > > > > I assume the "T" designation is the same as Tour > > > > Might want to also check with Jitensha Studio in Berkeley: > > > >http://www.jitensha.com/eng/rackscages.html > > > > Also, for a close approxmiation (and over 1/2 the cost) have you > > > looked at the Velo Orange bottle cages? > > > > On May 29, 1:06 am, "XO-1.org Rough Riders" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > HI gang > > > > > I am building my new titanium Rawland Sogn and need some bottle cages. > > > > I hit the Riv site to order some Nitto "T" cages, which are hands-down > > > > my favorite cages and I have them on nearly all my bikes, but Riv is > > > > not currently offering them. A quick search of the 'net finds them > > > > generally unavailable anywhere. Anybody know the scoop, as to why, and/ > > > > or have 2 or 3 "new" ones they would like to sell? > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chris Kostman > > > > Oak Park, CAhttp://www.XO-1.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
