The comment about unsolder-able stainless cables replacing the old galvanized ones is spot on. I used to like to solder mine, too - can't do it any more, though. However, I do like the idea of placing a small piece of heat shrink on the ends - never thought about doing that before, but it's a good one.
On Monday, December 30, 2013 5:31:35 AM UTC-6, Michael Glaser wrote: > > I'm a huge fan of old school mechanics techniques, but the reason that no > one solders cables anymore is that stainless has all but displaced > galvanized steel for cables on nicely-spec'd bikes. And apart from being > able to take solder, galvanized cables have nothing on good quality > stainless cables when it comes to smoothness and longevity. > -- 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.
