# 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:** 745
**Author:** ![adem](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/adem/32/2176_2.png) [@adem](https://tarck.cc/u/adem)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14946 "2024-09-24T18:29:31Z")
> [@drandalls](#): > > -get double front page feature on the radavist for your custom bike brand > -review bike has obviously fucked up flat mount _and_ post mount standards Rear looks like totally cromulet FM160, so you can run a reasonable sized rotor without a dumb adapter. But yeah building a high-end frame/fork intended for drop bars in TYOOL 2024 with IS tabs and expecting your customers to either run the one (1) and only weird IS-to-flat adapter, OR bend over backwards to mix & match components, uhh… > [@Bootus](#): > > That fancy ti rear rack looks suspiciously upside down can prolly blame this one on prolly “The Ponderosa features a gravel bike drivetrain, with a BSA 38 x 68 mm bottom bracket shell” i have literally never heard anyone refer to a BSA threaded BB shell this way. is this the T47-advocate version of Stallman insisting on calling it “GNU/Linux”? EC **37** headset? what the hell. Thanks bud for making sure your customers can never buy a normal headset. ---
**Author:** ![werdna](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/werdna/32/141161_2.png) [@werdna](https://tarck.cc/u/werdna)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14948 "2024-09-24T18:58:37Z")
> [@adem](#): > > “The Ponderosa features a gravel bike drivetrain, with a BSA 38 x 68 mm bottom bracket shell” > > i have literally never heard anyone refer to a BSA threaded BB shell this way. is this the T47-advocate version of Stallman insisting on calling it “GNU/Linux”? > > EC **37** headset? what the hell. Thanks bud for making sure your customers can never buy a normal headset. tune in next week for a “dust up” article on why the name of every bicycle standard needs to arbitrarily change ---
**Author:** ![akasnowmaaan](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/akasnowmaaan/32/832_2.png) [@akasnowmaaan](https://tarck.cc/u/akasnowmaaan)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14949 "2024-09-24T20:24:36Z")
> [@drandalls](#): > > …-get double front page feature on the radavist for your custom bike brand-review bike has obviously fucked up flat mount and post mount standards I can see post front / flat back, since you need less braking power in the rear and snugging that caliper inside the stays gives you more flexibility with racks and fenders. Post gives you the flexibility to run a beefier brake. IS instead of post mount is a bit of a head-scratcher though. ---
**Author:** ![Jacobell](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jacobell/32/895_2.png) [@Jacobell](https://tarck.cc/u/Jacobell)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14950 "2024-09-24T22:38:35Z")
> [@adem](#): > > Rear looks like totally cromulet FM160, so you can run a reasonable sized rotor without a dumb adapter. I think he was referring to the lack of contact area on the rotor. Looks like it’s more of a FM170 mount But also hardly any production bikes get proper rotor contact nowadays so who cares if a small op can’t get it right either ---
**Author:** ![plutarck](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/plutarck/32/205_2.png) [@plutarck](https://tarck.cc/u/plutarck)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14951 "2024-09-24T22:45:50Z")
> [@Bootus](#): > > That fancy ti rear rack looks suspiciously upside down I’m more worried about the alloy bolts holding it together imo. Not somewhere I’d be wanting to shave grams. ---
**Author:** ![adem](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/adem/32/2176_2.png) [@adem](https://tarck.cc/u/adem)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 11:39pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14952 "2024-09-24T23:39:45Z")
> [@Jacobell](#): > > I think he was referring to the lack of contact area on the rotor. Looks like it’s more of a FM170 mount oof yeah uh that’s not great. ---
**Author:** ![EndpointBraden](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/endpointbraden/32/22101_2.png) [@EndpointBraden](https://tarck.cc/u/EndpointBraden)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14953 "2024-09-24T23:46:35Z")
I’ve seen a few bikes that SEEM to have improper rotor contact but when you pull the pads they are getting full contact. Not saying that’s what is happening here. But it could be. ---
**Author:** ![Jacobell](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/jacobell/32/895_2.png) [@Jacobell](https://tarck.cc/u/Jacobell)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14954 "2024-09-25T00:30:56Z")
Nobody gets the benefit of the doubt round these parts ---
**Author:** ![drwelby](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/drwelby/32/142_2.png) [@drwelby](https://tarck.cc/u/drwelby)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14955 "2024-09-25T00:37:39Z")
> [@Jacobell](#): > > I think he was referring to the lack of contact area on the rotor. Looks like it’s more of a FM170 mount > > But also hardly any production bikes get proper rotor contact nowadays so who cares if a small op can’t get it right either That’s 3d printed so you can blame the cad wiz kid. But that also wouldn’t fit the brake mount jig so maybe be it’s a deep rotor with a smaller pad? ---
**Author:** ![Emor\_please](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/emor_please/32/89_2.png) [@Emor\_please](https://tarck.cc/u/Emor_please)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14956 "2024-09-25T00:41:37Z")
reddit says that the pro’s closet is circling the drain and the end of season sale is the end of all their seasons, forever ---
**Author:** ![Perlhammered](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/perlhammered/32/4493_2.png) [@Perlhammered](https://tarck.cc/u/Perlhammered)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14957 "2024-09-25T01:33:37Z")
Escape Collective published an article insinuating the same ---
**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:** [September 25, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14958 "2024-09-25T01:52:39Z")
let’s not read into it too much. keep in mind that prolly [closing forever] is not probably [closing forever] ---
**Author:** ![russ](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/russ/32/127_2.png) [@russ](https://tarck.cc/u/russ)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 6:08am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14959 "2024-09-25T06:08:08Z")
I was just in Boulder and was surprised to see that Skratch took over TPC’s entire warehouse, after TPC expanded into Rockymounts’ vacant space. Looks like they moved to an _even bigger_ space in Louisville ---
**Author:** ![BEEutiful\_Wednesday\_DDS](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/beeutiful_wednesday_dds/32/40914_2.png) [@BEEutiful\_Wednesday\_DDS](https://tarck.cc/u/BEEutiful_Wednesday_DDS)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14960 "2024-09-25T11:40:09Z")
why would skratch even need a big warehouse of their own?? do they even do their own logistics? ---
**Author:** ![russ](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/russ/32/127_2.png) [@russ](https://tarck.cc/u/russ)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14961 "2024-09-25T14:02:31Z")
They do, actually. A homie ran their warehouse for a bit before he moved. ---
**Author:** ![russ](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/russ/32/127_2.png) [@russ](https://tarck.cc/u/russ)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14962 "2024-09-25T14:05:34Z")
They seem to be doing very well. They have a cafe on Pearl St. now, in case you want… energy bars for lunch? I didn’t go in ---
**Author:** ![Bootus](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/bootus/32/110971_2.png) [@Bootus](https://tarck.cc/u/Bootus)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14963 "2024-09-25T14:31:48Z")
> [@plutarck](#): > > I’m more worried about the alloy bolts holding it together imo. Not somewhere I’d be wanting to shave grams. lol, totally missed those ---
**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:** [September 26, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14964 "2024-09-26T02:07:01Z")
> **[The Art of Taking It Slow](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/23/the-art-of-taking-it-slow)** > > Contemporary cycling is all about spandex and personal bests. The bicycle designer Grant Petersen has amassed an ardent following by urging people to get comfortable bikes, and go easy. ---
**Author:** ![Crustradamus](https://static.tarck.cc/user_avatar/tarck.cc/crustradamus/32/7841_2.png) [@Crustradamus](https://tarck.cc/u/Crustradamus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14965 "2024-09-26T02:21:08Z")
We did this already ---
**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:** [September 26, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793/14966 "2024-09-26T02:44:32Z")
like, we posted this article? or we posted a similar article about grant or a similar bikes guy? i can’t keep track of much at this point [Previous page](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793.md?page=744) [Next page](https://tarck.cc/t/bike-blerg-thread/21793.md?page=746)