Bike blerg thread

Sweet. Ill send you my notes ; )

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should we buy wikipedia dot domain?

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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

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Oh, that would be glorious! My wife’s touring bike is still V-brakes and bar-end shifters.

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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?

Since about 2000 I think. I dont do much these days.

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.

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You could potentially use those brake cable pulley type adjuster things that convert short to long pull.

they need another set of levers that turns a cam to adjust the brake cable pull

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I mean this is probably a joke but it would be on brand…

Yep I use one of them on my litespeed. Its always worked well for me.

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only half joking. I wish better options existed for cable brake compatibility but I suppose it’s kind of a dying market.

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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-3/

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You were a speed skater as well? You’re quite the multitalent!

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Great reading. Thanks for sharing.

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tarcklebee for perfect description I’m in this comment

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new @igor alu frame looks lovely, and so does the branding— sad to miss the reveal at made

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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 :disguised_face: Nic is riding it at next week’s mega mid south bikepacking event

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