On Friday, October 2, 2020 at 12:08:29 AM UTC-7, wrote:
Op vrijdag 2 oktober 2020 om 02:25:06 UTC+2 schreef Sir Ridesalot:
On Thursday, 1 October 2020 13:24:06 UTC-4, Tanguy Ortolo wrote:
Hello all,

While I am currently putting metallic caps on the ends of my cables, I
am wondering if there would not be a more permanent solution, that would
keep the wires together while still allowing me to remove the cable from
its housing without cutting it.

I know that soldering the cable end is a known solution, but I have no
iron, and no electricity in the basement where I keep my bicycle.

Have anyone tried other solution, such as tape, cyanoacrylate or epoxy
perhaps ? I would give them a try, but maybe I could benefit from past
experience…

Bicycly,

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Tanguy
I crimp my aluminium cable end caps near their end - close to the cable.. If I decide to reuse on, all I do is pull it off then reopen the crimped end via the use of a sharp fine point. A nail will work in a pinch.

Cheers
Reuse them? Pull them off and use a new one, they are dirt cheap:

https://www.bike-components.de/en/Sh...00-pcs-p31708/

I'm still on my first batch.

Lou
Yeah, you just crimp on one and when you want to but them off you just cut them just before the expanded part and pull them off. I've seldom had any problem with this. Why would you be worried about the inner cable? Properly installed they last forever. I leave enough room so that I can trim the cable back to replace the derailleurs which are the only problems.