[RBW] Re: Brake cables and housing

2024-02-03 Thread Bill Lindsay
Jon Bokman asked: "How often do you all change your cables and housing?" I change my cables and housing as often as I need to, or as often as I feel like it. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Friday, February 2, 2024 at 9:21:19 AM UTC-8 John Bokman wrote: > Obviously there are infinite variable

[RBW] Re: Brake cables and housing

2024-02-03 Thread Dorothy C
You could also try dripping a little lubricant through the housings a la Bike Farmer on Youtube. I’ll admit that I have sprung for Analog Cycles’ Jagwire housings including the 5mm shifter housing, with brass ferrules and the Jagwire Pro or Jagwire Ultra Slick cables. Spendy but very responsive,

[RBW] Re: Brake cables and housing

2024-02-02 Thread Piaw Na
I've had brake cables and housing good for 15 years on my 3 Ti frames with a total of around 4 miles, rain or shine (you don't break bike frames if you don't ride). The brakes worked fine throughout the 15 years and I only swapped out for newer cables when I got my Roadini and noted how good