Piolet Frameset

Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset
Piolet Frameset

Piolet Frameset

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The Piolet is our bikepacking and rough-road riding frame. It's designed for off-road touring, including dirt and gravel roads, double track, and single track. We built it to be sturdy, simple, and very capable. As with our other frames it's double butted chromoly steel. The fork is triple butted for reduced weight and extra strength. The seatstays come together in a cool mono-stay wishbone and compliment the segmented fork. The frameset is covered in bosses for easily mounting any racks, water-bottles, gear cages, and even fenders. It's happily set up in bikepacking fashion or as a traditional rack and bag tourer! 

The Piolet handles similarly to a XC mountain bike, but slightly more in the touring direction. Feels natural with drop bars or flat bars. Non-suspension corrected fork handles predictably with or without a load!

Size Small is designed around 26 x 2.4" tires. Medium, Large, and XL use 29 x 2.4" or 27.5 x 2.8" tires. 

Here are some frame details and features:

  • Frameset material: 4130 double butted chrome-moly
  • Fork: 1 1/8" threadless, heat-treated triple butted
  • Wheel Size: 29" & 27.5+ (M, L, XL), 26" (S)
  • Tire: 29" x 2.4" or 27.5 x 2.6" (M, L, XL), 26" x 2.4 (S)
  • Rear Spacing: 12x142mm thru-axle
  • Front Spacing: 12x100mm thru-axle
  • Bottom Bracket: English threaded 73mm, mountain cranksets only
  • Brakes: 160 - 180mm disc rotor size, IS mount
  • Seatpost: 27.2mm, non-integrated 30.0 mm seat collar (not included)
  • Front Derailleur Size: 28.6mm, bottom pull/bottom swing
  • Water bottle mounts: 3 sets on frame, 2 sets on fork blades
  • Fender bosses: seatstay bridge, chainstay bridge, under fork crown
  • Dropouts: Thru Axle with 2 braze on's
  • Lowrider thru bosses on fork
  • 2 sets of seatstay rack eyelets
  • Replaceable stainless steel derailleur hanger
  • Paint: Metallic Moss

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If you are getting a VO Headset along with your frame, you can get it installed for a reasonable fee. Simply click here to navigate to the installation charge page, and add the fee to your order before checkout.

Note: Oversize charges may apply when this item is shipped outside the contiguous US (e.g., Alaska, Hawaii, international, and military addresses). Free shipping discount may not apply. We will notify you of shipping charges prior to shipping.

Free Shipping for Retail customers with subtotals over $150: Velo Orange offers free shipping to the lower 48 States for retail orders with a subtotal of at least $150. Use the coupon code 150SHIP when you check out to get the deal.

Free Shipping for Wholesale customers with subtotals over $400: Velo Orange offers free shipping for wholesale orders to the lower 48 States with a subtotal of at least $400. No coupon code required for this deal.

Oversize international shipping: Large products including (but not limited to) frames, fork, fenders, handlebars, racks, and rims may incur oversize shipping charges. We will notify you of additional charges.

For additional info, please visit our FAQ page or contact us.

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Aaron M
Fantastic frame

What a great frame! This was super easy to build up and all the cable guides came with c clips so I didn't have to mess with zip ties. I already had 27.5 wheels to use on this build and they work so well I may never replace them with 29s.

This bike is super comfortable and feels much lighter than I expected. I had the long setback seatpost and I really needed it for the Brooks saddle to get it back far enough. I feel a little slower on this bike vs. my all-road bike but it could be I need to make some gearing changes. I need to spend some more time tweaking fit but this thing is a keeper!

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Chris
Love my Piolet!

I have been searching for the perfect all around frame and have found it in the Piolet! I mainly ride tarmac with occasional off the beaten path excursions and this frame handles it all in stride. I have never been so comfortable than with the Piolet’s geo. I love that I can swap out a wide range of tire widths for the ride at hand! Great frame!

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River Murdock
great frame!

this is a great frameset at a good price. Loads of cool features and mounting points, as well as having super unique looks. I am going to repaint my frame and build it up soon, I will share the results! Thanks for making so many cool bikes VO!

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Ryan Kelley
I like it!

A very nice frame for the price. I wasn't sure about the color at first but it's grown on me, it looks great in bright sunlight.
I'm taking it on a long tour this spring, I'll write another review after that.

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Sean Campbell
Comfortable Cadillac for the road and trail

This is one lean mean green machine. I have built this up to do double duty. Currently I have it in road + light gravel mode. With 700x41 Surly tires this is a great every day bike. Stable is the way I describe how it rides with this setup. I can feel confident in riding with our without hands as well. Input can feel a bit sluggish on the road(this is to be expected).

If you are looking between the Polyvalent and the Piolet. I have both and the Polyvalent is like a small commuter car. Quick and zippy easy to accelerate and ready for anything you throw at it. But you do feel the road chatter on the Polyvalent. This is more like a Cadillac slower to accelerate, turn, and like you are riding on a cloud. But if you give it some extra input it will surprise you in what it can do.

Also if you are looking for a shorter stem length I have an XL in both the Polyvalent 2022 and the Piolet 2023. I have a 563mm reach from tip of saddle to back of bar. I use a 110mm Stem on the Polyvalent and a 70mm stem on the Piolet. This is with the VO Grand Cru Long Setback Seatpost, VO Nouveau Randonneur Handlebar(46), and a Brook C17 on each.

I plan to add some bigger meats built up with Chris King hubs. This will be to match the Bottom Bracket and Headset later once the trails open up next spring. As well as some better brakes.

TLDR It is a great frame ready for the gravel, road, and some under biked mountain trials.

Parts
-Piolet XL Frame
-Chris King Headset 1 1/8th
-Chris King Bottom Bracket 30mm
-175 RaceFace Atlas Crankset(Green)
-34 Tooth RaceFace Atlas Chainring(Green)
-RaceFace Atlas Pedals(Green)
-11-50 10 speed cassette
-Microshift Advent X derailer and Brifters
-Surly ExtraTerrestrial 700x41 tires
-Gold 10 speed KMC Chain
-VO Nouveau Randonneur Handlebar(46)
-VO Grand Cru Long Setback Seatpost(Black)
-Brooks C17
-ESI silicone bar tape

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Piolet is our bikepacking and rough-road riding frame. It's designed for off-road touring, including dirt and gravel roads, double track, and single track. We built it to be sturdy, simple, and very capable. As with our other frames it's double butted chromoly steel. The fork is triple butted for reduced weight and extra strength. The seatstays come together in a cool mono-stay wishbone and compliment the segmented fork. The frameset is covered in bosses for easily mounting any racks, water-bottles, gear cages, and even fenders. It's happily set up in bikepacking fashion or as a traditional rack and bag tourer! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Piolet handles similarly to a XC mountain bike, but slightly more in the touring direction. Feels natural with drop bars or flat bars. Non-suspension corrected fork handles predictably with or without a load!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize Small is designed around 26 x 2.4\" tires. Medium, Large, and XL use 29 x 2.4\" or 27.5 x 2.8\" tires. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are some frame details and features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrameset material:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 4130 double butted chrome-moly\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFork:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 1 1\/8\" threadless, heat-treated triple butted\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWheel Size:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 29\" \u0026amp; 27.5+ (M, L, XL), 26\" (S)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTire:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 29\" x 2.4\" or 27.5 x 2.6\" \u003cspan\u003e(M, L, XL), \u003c\/span\u003e26\" x 2.4 \u003cspan\u003e(S)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRear Spacing:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 12x142mm thru-axle\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront Spacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: 12x100mm thru-axle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBottom Bracket:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e English threaded 73mm, mountain cranksets only\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBrakes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 160 - 180mm disc rotor size, IS mount\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSeatpost:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 27.2mm, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enon-integrated 30.0 mm seat collar (not included)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFront Derailleur Size:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 28.6mm, bottom pull\/bottom swing\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWater bottle mounts:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 3 sets on frame, 2 sets on fork blades\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFender bosses:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e seatstay bridge, chainstay bridge, under fork crown \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDropouts\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thru Axle with 2 braze on's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLowrider thru bosses on fork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e2 sets of seatstay rack eyelets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eReplaceable stainless steel derailleur hanger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaint\u003c\/strong\u003e: Metallic Moss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeometry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2196\/9775\/files\/2-16-24_Piolet_geo_chart.webp?v=1726606477\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2196\/9775\/products\/frame_spec_slope_47ca5069-9a16-407b-9561-5db7f7f90a36_large.jpg?v=1511202942\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2196\/9775\/products\/frame_spec_slope_47ca5069-9a16-407b-9561-5db7f7f90a36_large.jpg?v=1511202942\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are getting a \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/velo-orange.com\/collections\/headsets\/products\/grand-cru-1-1-8-threadless-headset\" title='1 1\/8\" Sealed Bearing Threaded Headset' style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/velo-orange.com\/collections\/headsets\/products\/grand-cru-1-1-8-threadless-headset\" data-mce-style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eVO Headset\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e along with your frame, you can get it installed for a reasonable fee. Simply click \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/velo-orange.com\/products\/installation-charge\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/velo-orange.com\/products\/installation-charge\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to navigate to the installation charge page, and add the fee to your order before checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Oversize charges may apply when this item is shipped outside the contiguous US (e.g., Alaska, Hawaii, international, and military addresses). Free shipping discount may not apply. We will notify you of shipping charges prior to shipping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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