On Wed, 2010-08-11 at 12:37 -0700, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote: > I'm going to look into the splitters. I'm not sure yet that I like the > idea of having something more to concern myself about my braking > system (for safety reasons) or my rear derailer (for precision > reasons). I can readily trust the idea of a cable transferring my > "tug" or "release" on it all the way to the brake or derailer. > Tightening up the bolt on the brake or derailer to hold the cable is > easy to observe and test. I'm less sanguine about the idea of a tiny > doo-dad that *I* install and manipulate having the appropriate torque > and stability for multiple connect-disconnect cycles without having a > real problem at least once. Obviously they work; it's not like people > are dying all over the country due to failures of these connectors. > But those connectors are not used/maintained by me! :) >
You worry too much. You unscrew it all the way and it comes apart. You screw it together all the way and it is fastened, and there is no loss of shifting precision. Those splitters are extremely precisely made, which explains why they cost so much for their insignificant size. I've used them. "Proper torque" is you screw it tight without tools until it's screwed home and it bottoms out. At least, that's how the ones I have work. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
