Classic & Vintage - brown cable housing for motobecane

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clipped
08-03-05, 09:10 AM
greetings
looking for some brown cable housing for a recently acquired motobecane grand touring. just enough to run the length of the top tube would do it. have a feeling it'll end up being all gray....like me.
thanks

cruentus
08-03-05, 09:50 AM
greetings
looking for some brown cable housing for a recently acquired motobecane grand touring. just enough to run the length of the top tube would do it. have a feeling it'll end up being all gray....like me.
thanks

New brown housing will be tough to find. When I want a non-standard cable housing color, I go down to the auto parts store and buy a can of vinyl spray paint. Vinyl paint probably comes in a dozen colors so you're almost certain to find a color to your liking.

BTW, gray housing is a lot easier to color than black.
oopfoo
08-03-05, 10:28 AM
Although my selfish side says I probably shouldn't advertise such a good source, I would contact Yellow Jersey at:

http://www.yellowjersey.org/
http://www.yellowjersey.org/cabl.html (See their cables)

concerning their supply of NOS brake cables and housings. They have lots of colors.

bigbossman
08-03-05, 10:41 AM
greetings
looking for some brown cable housing for a recently acquired motobecane grand touring. just enough to run the length of the top tube would do it. have a feeling it'll end up being all gray....like me.
thanks

I might have some brown cable housing laying about. How long of a piece do you need, exactly?

John D.
mswantak
08-03-05, 11:29 AM
Hey, if you've got any it's already mine, capiche? :mad:

I haven't been able to find any for my Motobecane either. Someday when I don't have anything else to do I guess I'll spray some black casing with vinyl dye.
bigbossman
08-03-05, 03:27 PM
Hey, if you've got any it's already mine, capiche? :mad:


Hmmm...... In that case, I'll drop it onto eBay and let you two duke it out....... :p

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