Rob's Dream Pass Hunter
My history with Velo Orange began around 2018 when I ordered a pair of gum brake hoods for an early 80s Bianchi road bike restoration. As time passed my orders to VO grew bigger and bigger as I built various bikes over the years. Incredible people and incredible products.
My fully restored (and modded to a light tourer) 92 Rocky Mountain Equipe was badly damaged in an accident with a careless car driver. I needed a replacement and felt its time for a “dream build”, and after much deliberation settled on the VO Pass Hunter, which I’ve admired for years. Interestingly, after building the bike, I took it for a test ride and everything was perfect - no adjustments needed from when I set it up. I already have a vintage road bike, so comfort was my goal on this build, and very comfortable it is. Also, what a beautifully made frame, not to mention all the components on it. It came out exactly as I envisioned it.
Here is the list of components that went into this bike:
- VO Pass Hunter frame/fork (small)
- VO Single Ring N/W 42t 165mm crankset w/Shimano PD-M540 pedals
- VO zero offset seatpost
- VO cartridge headset
- Shimano Deore RD-M6000 derailleur
- Shimano Deore 11-42 cassette
- Microshift 10 speed Shimano compatible shifter
- DT Swiss G1800 650b wheels
- Maxxis Receptor 47c tires
- Growtac Equal flat mount brakes
- Sram Paceline X 160mm rotors
- TRP RRL brake levers
- Cane Creek GXC 60mm stem
- Ritchey Comp Venturemax 42mm bars
- Brooks B17 carved saddle and matching leather handlebar tape
- High end Jagwire cabling (well worth the extra $$)
- Momento Ant rack
- Lone Peak Micro Rack Pack (3L)
- NiteRider Micro 850 headlight with K-Edge mount
- Lezyne Stripdrive 300+ tail light
- Crane copper bell
- Garmin Edge 520 plus on K-Edge mount
- My own steering damper
- Wolf Tooth stainless bottle cage
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