I learned something REALY valuable from your post. Inserting a brake cable
in reverse, you can thread a new cable from drop (or other) levers. In the
past, I have inserted a new cable, but had to remove the housing from the
drop bar lever and had to insert the cable in the housing separately. Th
It's a bit tangential but on the subject of cutting cables or cable housing
I can't recommend enough the Bowden cutter. After spending years of faffing
about with pliers and wire snips the Bowden makes changing cables a breeze.
On Sun, 19 Jan 2025, 04:31 Pam Bikes, wrote:
> Cables generally do f
Cables generally do fray if you try to use them again. After removing the
crimp, put some super glue on the end before removing them to prevent them
from fraying.
Thanks to the person posting the picture of the clamp. I bought one for
that purpose but haven't used it yet.
On Friday, Janu
Brilliant idea on the clamp, I've had one of these cheap '3rd hand' tools
in my box for years. Makes this job so much easier.
Slip a washer or dime into the leading edge and I usually get the toe-in
dialed too.
Regarding housing cutting, even with a pair of cable cutters I usually just
use
Thanks for those tips for next time!JasonOn Jan 16, 2025, at 11:27 PM, Oliver Moss wrote:You can also back out the barrel adjuster half, or a little more, before clamping the brakes to the rim and tightening the pinch bolt. This allows you to turn it in and dial in the right distance from the rim
You can also back out the barrel adjuster half, or a little more, before
clamping the brakes to the rim and tightening the pinch bolt. This allows
you to turn it in and dial in the right distance from the rim.
On Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 10:38:31 PM UTC-5 Michael Connors wrote:
> I squeez
I just finished shortening the housing. That part of it went well. Other
parts did not. I'll explain below, and would appreciate tips on how to
avoid a couple of issues next time around. In the end though, it's done
and is good. Apologies for the play by play but I thought it would be fun
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 1
