My success rate at re-inserting cable into trimmed housing is about 50%. I often get a strand stuck somewhere along the way and mess up the cable enough that I just have to replace it completely. If it's a rear cable, I save it for a future life as a front cable.
Will On Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 2:23:48 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > I’ve done exactly what you describe, only, you ought to add one more step, > which is to file the housing wire flat to remove any sharp ends or burrs > that might wear through the cable. > > Elegantly short (but not too short!) housing is one aesthetic plus for a > build, IMO. > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM Jay <jason....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> When the shop built up my Roadini they gave a lot of room for running the >> bars higher than I ended up going with after getting the bike home and >> dialling it in. As a result, there is a lot more cable/housing than >> needed, in particular the front brake, and it sometimes gets in the way >> when I'm on the tops. >> >> This isn't a big deal, but if I could easily trim the front brake >> cable/housing, without removing the bar tape, is it just a matter of: >> - loosen front brake calliper pinch bolt >> - using something like needle nose pliers, pull 4-5 inches of cable up >> through the front brake (Tektro RRL) >> - cut off some of the housing to desired length (I have a cable/housing >> tool, haven't used it in a long time though) >> - push the cable back through the housing (maybe drop in some tri-flow >> first) >> - tighten pinch bolt, cut excess cable, put a cable end on >> >> I'm an average mechanic at best, so I don't usually mess with something >> if it isn't broken. But if this is simple, I'll go ahead and do it. >> Thanks! >> >> [image: image1.jpeg] >> >> [image: image2.jpeg] >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ead36532-c089-442c-a921-296fe549e0a5n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ead36532-c089-442c-a921-296fe549e0a5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e3b2f767-2315-412c-bed1-c4a60518928bn%40googlegroups.com.
