tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post5951571980015016124..comments2024-02-27T01:52:06.519-08:00Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: The V-Brake Noodle Shifter TrickKent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906603746565831689noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-25899892916094347612013-01-13T14:40:59.458-08:002013-01-13T14:40:59.458-08:00V-brake noodles may be more fun than V-brakes. I&#...V-brake noodles may be more fun than V-brakes. I'm using a noodle to feed cable to a Universal side pull brake behind the fork crown of an upright trike. I ditched the STI on my tandem for bar-ends. Otherwise, I'd be running noodles to get around my Arkel Big Bar bag.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466583412395014499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-27607817165489701842012-06-17T13:50:20.138-07:002012-06-17T13:50:20.138-07:00I wonder if you could use the noodles that have bu...I wonder if you could use the noodles that have built-in adjuster barrels (usually used when connecting v-brakes to levers that don't have barrel adjusters)... that way, you'd have a handy way to adjust indexing on the fly, assuming you didn't already have adjusters at the downtube stops, of course.<br /><br />Either way, a nifty hack -- not the first time I've seen it, but I'm impressed by the ingenuity every time I do.Jason T. Nunemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140597732588714945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-88612972048165913122012-06-16T18:37:06.085-07:002012-06-16T18:37:06.085-07:00Thanks Kent!
One thing I neglected to mention is...Thanks Kent! <br /><br />One thing I neglected to mention is that it looks good when the bag is off the bike too. I had thought it would look a little strange, but to me it looks great.<br /><br />Another thing is the noodles shift and change direction as I turn its, the cable go up and down as they go to either side of the bag. Just a nice little aesthetic bonus.<br /><br />TyTyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485724750684127952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-26471217726706991002012-06-16T05:34:52.979-07:002012-06-16T05:34:52.979-07:00I've set up a few bikes this way with no issue...I've set up a few bikes this way with no issues until the last one. I couldn't get the bike to stop ghost shifting on rough roads and sharp bumps such as curbs. After installing fresh cables and housing with no success, I finally removed the noodle and it stopped happening. My guess is that, since the noodle is made for the fatter brake cable, there is just a tiny bit of play in there which can lead to sloppy shifting under heavy vibration.terykhttp://partialmemory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-54419540767492033752012-06-16T04:05:02.634-07:002012-06-16T04:05:02.634-07:00Great idea. I am going to try a hack version of t...Great idea. I am going to try a hack version of that for the short term: run cord from and back under the brake hoods, to bend the cable out of the way of a bag.Ἀντισθένηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199983680204710885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-76792792878970436512012-06-15T23:06:04.693-07:002012-06-15T23:06:04.693-07:00Brilliant Kent.
I know little about wrenching bike...Brilliant Kent.<br />I know little about wrenching bikes, but know I have drunken many beers and cursed our Holy Father(forgive me) many times attempting to solve similar problems with the mismatched hodgepodge of crap I have lurking inside the designated Rubbermaid in the shed. <br />Thanks for figuring this one out.<br /><br />Cheers and I am looking forward to another ride,<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />MattMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871944390667402565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-54918017244509697232012-06-15T22:06:17.948-07:002012-06-15T22:06:17.948-07:00This is definitely a good, not to mention tidy, fi...This is definitely a good, not to mention tidy, fix for Shimano shifters with that routing. The shop I used to work at helped out a lot of randonneurs and tourists with this trick.<br /><br />It works very well, with little to no change in shifting.<br /><br />The noodles almost look like they were made for it.Raymond Parkerhttp://veloweb.canoreply@blogger.com