The newest Campy shift cables are 4.1mm, down from 4.5mm "normal" shift cables and 5.0mm brake cables.
Segue: I recently rehabbed a 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10 as a commuter. It came with a rear chainstay U-brake and front cantilevers (Deore XT M730). The original brake cables were heavier gauge than standard. I replaced them with stanard gauge brake cables. Should I be worried that they aren't strong enough? With Kool-Stop MTN pads on the brakes, they grab just fine, U-brake or not. Tim On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Steven Frederick <stl...@gmail.com> wrote: > FWIW, SRAM makes (or made) shift cables that were a teeny bit thinner than > typical. I think they were meant for grip shifters but I should imagine > they'd work with other types too... > > Steve > > > On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 8:59 AM, Bobish <bob...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> True, perhaps. But now standards have already been established. Changing >> at this point = Giant Pita. >> >> • Perry >> >> On Oct 12, 2013, at 7:23 AM, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> No doubt derailler cable needs to be more flexible, but I'm betting we >> have reached a point in material science where we can make a strong & >> flexible cable. >> >> Michael >> >> On Saturday, October 12, 2013 4:13:04 AM UTC-4, Perry wrote: >>> >>> Some excellent points. Regarding the cable splitters... >>> >>> > In contrast the male end holds the cable with two set screws, but the >>> entry hole in the brake connect is much smaller than the exit hole and, to >>> my eye, just barely distinguishable from the derailler connect. >>> >>> I have davinci cable splitters and find no problem distinguishing >>> between brake and derailleur easily. Not sure that the brand would make any >>> difference but just throwing it out as a data point. >>> >>> Regarding 50+ year old eyesight, I'm 55. This is my main problem working >>> on bikes. This and diminished dexterty of my hands/fingers and loss of >>> general flexibility (to bend and hold my body in certain situations while >>> making repairs). For the flexibly part, I find myself moving the bike on >>> the stand more often to get the best angle at the job. Good readers that >>> don't slide down my nose and this http://www.lightsandknives.** >>> com/images/D/hl4.jpg <http://www.lightsandknives.com/images/D/hl4.jpg>are >>> the best I've been able to come up with for the eyesight thing. I >>> remain open to suggestions. >>> >>> Also, as noted, I strongly suspect that a brake cable will not be be >>> flexible enough to give optimal shifting performance. This may be most >>> noticeable around tight bends such as under the BB cable guide to front >>> derailleur. Also, could be that this is more of an issue with indexed >>> shifting. I realize these standards were established prior to indexed >>> shifting so maybe I'm wrong about the reason but I've done some experiments >>> and the stiffness of a thick cable does appear to effect shifting IME. >>> >>> • Perry >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/AEI0Dksg-Ss/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
