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Question - Campag brake cables
Quick question - I am replacing the cables on my road bike
(Campagnolo) and purchased a box of new cables complete with housing and end caps (the standard Campag pack) and of course threw away all the old cabling without taking much notice of it. Whilst the box supplies end caps for the shift cable housing, there are none supplied for the brake cable housing. Is this normal? Do I need end caps for the brake cable housing? I cannot remember whether the old cables had them... Thanks for any help. |
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Question - Campag brake cables
Simon writes:
Whilst the box supplies end caps for the shift cable housing, there are none supplied for the brake cable housing. Is this normal? Do I need end caps for the brake cable housing? I cannot remember whether the old cables had them... Current Ergopower levers are not compatible with end caps for the brake cable housings (at the lever end, obviously, I thought they still supplied end caps for the other end(s), though). |
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Question - Campag brake cables
On May 7, 10:06 am, Simon wrote:
Quick question - I am replacing the cables on my road bike (Campagnolo) and purchased a box of new cables complete with housing and end caps (the standard Campag pack) and of course threw away all the old cabling without taking much notice of it. Whilst the box supplies end caps for the shift cable housing, there are none supplied for the brake cable housing. Is this normal? Do I need end caps for the brake cable housing? I cannot remember whether the old cables had them... You shouldn't need any at the lever end of things. AFAIK, They're optional for cable stops with brakes if you grind the housing smooth, I'd use them there if I had some to save the paint. |
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Question - Campag brake cables
Simon wrote:
Quick question - I am replacing the cables on my road bike (Campagnolo) and purchased a box of new cables complete with housing and end caps (the standard Campag pack) and of course threw away all the old cabling without taking much notice of it. Whilst the box supplies end caps for the shift cable housing, there are none supplied for the brake cable housing. Is this normal? Do I need end caps for the brake cable housing? I cannot remember whether the old cables had them... Not necessary for many braking systems and in an Ergo lever there's no room for a sleeve anyway. If you force one in, you'll either suffer or pay to remove it. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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Question - Campag brake cables
On May 7, 9:52*am, A Muzi wrote:
Simon wrote: Quick question - I am replacing the cables on my road bike (Campagnolo) and purchased a box of new cables complete with housing and end caps (the standard Campag pack) and of course threw away all the old cabling without taking much notice of it. Whilst the box supplies end caps for the shift cable housing, there are none supplied for the brake cable housing. Is this normal? Do I need end caps for the brake cable housing? I cannot remember whether the old cables had them... Not necessary for many braking systems and in an Ergo lever there's no room for a sleeve anyway. If you force one in, you'll either suffer or pay to remove it. -- Andrew Muzi * www.yellowjersey.org/ * Open every day since 1 April, 1971 ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** Current Campy calipers don't have room for ferrules, either. When I replaced my long-reach Ambrosios with Centaurs (can you believe how cheap the old pre-skeleton ones are selling for now?), I had to take the ferrules off. I was also astonished that current Campys are long enough to work on my PX-10 without grinding down the pad slots with a Dremel. I'd bought a set for my Guerciotti, and noticed that on that bike, the pads were really high in the slot. I threw them on the Peugeot, and they just barely reached far enough. AWESOME. I ordered another set. The PX-10 is now 100% Centaur-equipped! |
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Question - Campag brake cables
On May 7, 9:06*am, Simon wrote:
Quick question - I am replacing the cables on my road bike (Campagnolo) and purchased a box of new cables complete with housing and end caps (the standard Campag pack) and of course threw away all the old cabling without taking much notice of it. Whilst the box supplies end caps for the shift cable housing, there are none supplied for the brake cable housing. Is this normal? Do I need end caps for the brake cable housing? I cannot remember whether the old cables had them... Thanks for any help. DO NOT USE FERRULES INSIDE THE LEVERS FOR THE BRAKE HOUSING. Petpeeve of mine when 'knowlegable' wrenches use them in these and shimano STI-do not please. |
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Question - Campag brake cables
Thanks to all for the responses. I certainly got the message with
regards to not using Ferrules in the Ergopower shifters! Anyway, didn't have any so didn't use any on the brake cables and they all look good and work well. Cheers. |
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