# Bike blerg thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Bikes\ **Created:** [August 25, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793 "2018-08-25T15:07:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 743
**Author:** ![cousinmosquito](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cousinmosquito/32/105410_2.png) [@cousinmosquito](https://tarck.cc/u/cousinmosquito)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14906 "2024-08-28T09:02:47Z")
Sweet. Ill send you my notes ; ) ---
**Author:** ![karl\_dandleton](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/karl_dandleton/32/177_2.png) [@karl\_dandleton](https://tarck.cc/u/karl_dandleton)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14907 "2024-08-28T13:10:14Z")
should we buy wikipedia dot domain? ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/dr_jart_attack_phd/32/16324_2.png) [@Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://tarck.cc/u/Dr_Jart_Attack_PhD)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14908 "2024-08-28T14:51:10Z")
I was just about to say, it’s very funny that everybody here is really excited about some fucky new shifters that are so janky and mysterious that we are practically making a wiki for them That said if they become V-brake compatible then I am all in ---
**Author:** ![earwig](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/earwig/32/15729_2.png) [@earwig](https://tarck.cc/u/earwig)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14909 "2024-08-28T15:29:09Z")
> [@Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](#): > > That said if they become V-brake compatible then I am all in Oh, that would be glorious! My wife’s touring bike is still V-brakes and bar-end shifters. ---
**Author:** ![cousinmosquito](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cousinmosquito/32/105410_2.png) [@cousinmosquito](https://tarck.cc/u/cousinmosquito)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14910 "2024-08-28T21:15:13Z")
> **[Growtac Equal Control shifter review](https://jeffsbike.blogspot.com/2024/08/growtac-equal-control-shifter-review.html?m=1)** > > Growtac Equal Control stepless (friction) cabled brake/gear levers. ---
**Author:** ![karl\_dandleton](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/karl_dandleton/32/177_2.png) [@karl\_dandleton](https://tarck.cc/u/karl_dandleton)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 9:33pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14911 "2024-08-28T21:33:00Z")
how long have you been keeping your blog from us and/or have you actually been keeping it from us or did i forget about a post? ---
**Author:** ![cousinmosquito](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cousinmosquito/32/105410_2.png) [@cousinmosquito](https://tarck.cc/u/cousinmosquito)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14912 "2024-08-28T21:55:39Z")
Since about 2000 I think. I dont do much these days. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/dr_jart_attack_phd/32/16324_2.png) [@Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://tarck.cc/u/Dr_Jart_Attack_PhD)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14913 "2024-08-29T00:33:24Z")
Well how do they work with v brakes ---
**Author:** ![cousinmosquito](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cousinmosquito/32/105410_2.png) [@cousinmosquito](https://tarck.cc/u/cousinmosquito)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14914 "2024-08-29T00:39:21Z")
> [@Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](#): > > Well how do they work with v brakes Typically youd say they would work as good as anything else with mini-vees or cantis, but with mini-vees you are limited by the height of your tire. CX tire widths should be orright. I think I used 38 mm Bar lope arses with mini vees. Full vees would be a nope Id expect. ---
**Author:** ![plutarck](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/plutarck/32/205_2.png) [@plutarck](https://tarck.cc/u/plutarck)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14915 "2024-08-29T10:35:58Z")
You could potentially use those brake cable pulley type adjuster things that convert short to long pull. ---
**Author:** ![werdna](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/werdna/32/141161_2.png) [@werdna](https://tarck.cc/u/werdna)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14916 "2024-08-29T13:06:27Z")
they need another set of levers that turns a cam to adjust the brake cable pull ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/dr_jart_attack_phd/32/16324_2.png) [@Dr\_Jart\_Attack\_PhD](https://tarck.cc/u/Dr_Jart_Attack_PhD)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14917 "2024-08-29T13:14:40Z")
I mean this is probably a joke but it would be on brand… ---
**Author:** ![cousinmosquito](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cousinmosquito/32/105410_2.png) [@cousinmosquito](https://tarck.cc/u/cousinmosquito)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14918 "2024-08-29T13:22:13Z")
> [@plutarck](#): > > You could potentially use those brake cable pulley type adjuster things that convert short to long pull. Yep I use one of them on my litespeed. Its always worked well for me. ![Screenshot_20240829_232122_Chrome](https://cdn.tarck.cc/original/3X/4/a/4afc94f0c5cc44aece9e6c8275f0504ea4748fc0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![werdna](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/werdna/32/141161_2.png) [@werdna](https://tarck.cc/u/werdna)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14919 "2024-08-29T13:32:21Z")
only half joking. I wish better options existed for cable brake compatibility but I suppose it’s kind of a dying market. ---
**Author:** ![drwelby](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drwelby/32/142_2.png) [@drwelby](https://tarck.cc/u/drwelby)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14920 "2024-09-02T23:18:01Z")
been using the COVID downtime to catch up on some blergening [https://drwelby.net/bikewrites/bike-check-sc-2/](https://drwelby.net/bikewrites/bike-check-sc-2/) [https://drwelby.net/bikewrites/bike-check-sc-3/](https://drwelby.net/bikewrites/bike-check-sc-3/) ---
**Author:** ![Blakey](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/blakey/32/25608_2.png) [@Blakey](https://tarck.cc/u/Blakey)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14921 "2024-09-02T23:46:04Z")
You were a speed skater as well? You’re quite the multitalent! ---
**Author:** ![cousinmosquito](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cousinmosquito/32/105410_2.png) [@cousinmosquito](https://tarck.cc/u/cousinmosquito)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14922 "2024-09-03T01:29:19Z")
Great reading. Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![jimmythefly](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jimmythefly/32/36079_2.png) [@jimmythefly](https://tarck.cc/u/jimmythefly)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14923 "2024-09-03T21:49:08Z")
> [@yonderboy](#): > > In me, there are two bears: > > - If you can’t go fast, look good > - It’s a tool, not a jewel > > Currently, both are gorging themselves on salmon. tarcklebee for perfect description I’m in this comment ---
**Author:** ![cheese](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/cheese/32/182_2.png) [@cheese](https://tarck.cc/u/cheese)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14924 "2024-09-12T20:07:13Z")
new @igor alu frame looks lovely, and so does the branding— sad to miss the reveal at made ---
**Author:** ![igor](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/igor/32/21023_2.png) [@igor](https://tarck.cc/u/igor)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14925 "2024-09-12T20:27:04Z")
Thanks dude!! I just got word that it passed lab testing w flying colors, so we’re putting thr gas down on finishing our internal testing. We only got them 3 days before made 🥸 Nic is riding it at next week’s mega mid south bikepacking event [Previous page](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793.md?page=742) [Next page](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793.md?page=744)