I would like to try these. Can you point me to a URL for purchase? Thanks. On Feb 9, 6:27 am, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Ray <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Have any of you folks fit your bike with cable splitters? I want to > > know if they REALLY do not require cable adjustment each time you > > unscrew and re-screw them together. Is it really just separate the > > splitters, remove the H-bars, insert different H-bars, rejoin the > > cables, and ride away? No adjustments whatsoever? I'm looking at > > Gordon's set, the ones he calls 2Q2, or somesuch. > > That's how mine work. Here's the process I use: > > 1. shift into whatever direction on both shifters gives you the most slack > 2. unhitch the straddle cable on your rear brake. > 3. disconnect the cable carrier on the front brake (I'm not sure if > you could do this with side pulls at all) > 4.unscrew the cable splitters > 5. unbolt your downtube cable stops (if you have them) > 6. change out your bars, bolt on the new downtube cable stops (if you have > them) > 7. reattach everything > 8. test your brakes > 9. shift a bit > 10. ride away. > > The whole process takes 5-10 minutes depending on various things. > > It's a little bit of a pain in the ass to get right the first time > just remember this: > shifter cables are cheap. Buy a goodly number of them. > > -sv
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