Classic & Vintage - Seeks gold cable casing

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beaverstuff
10-23-05, 10:15 PM
I am restoring a 1986 Clark Wamsley and desire some gold anodized or gold colored cable casing.
Please, no yellow, no orange. Similar to that shown in the attached; not all cables in the attached image are gold. :)


zaphodbeeblebro
10-24-05, 07:54 AM
ok, not quite vintage, probably will look odd, but nokon has gold housingish stuff, a picture of it can be seen here:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/?id=2002/dec02/giant10k/cockpit

TheOtherGuy
10-24-05, 08:43 AM
Hey Beave, I've seen that gold housing on eBay... Keep an eye there.

IF you don't find it, or don't want to keep looking, you can strip the outer plastic off of the housing & get the housing gold plated.... Just a thought. Here's some done in gold (really dusty though...):


nick burns
10-24-05, 09:29 AM
You may want to check here:

http://www.yellowjersey.org/cabl.html

If they don't list it, email them, they may be able to track some down for you.

beaverstuff
10-24-05, 04:03 PM
thanks for the input

beaverstuff
10-24-05, 04:05 PM
Thanks; I was aware of Nokon and the Giant special. They want over $60 for 2 - 3 meters of the stuff!

neil0502
10-24-05, 05:02 PM
Apparently, Nokon can make 'em in gold:

http://www.maulsbikeshop.com/nokon.html

http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/211-0

http://www.bullteksports.com/catalog/shifters.htm

BostonFixed
10-24-05, 07:38 PM
Cut housing to proper size, then spraypaint gold?

beaverstuff
11-05-05, 08:10 PM
Reply to Nokon & spraying -
Nokon does have cable casing - I knew this prior to posting.
There stuff starts at over $60 for just a couple of meters.

Spraying a cable: the paint comes off - thanks for the idea, though.

urban_assault
11-05-05, 08:44 PM
Just a note on painting. As a last resort, you could try an adhesion promoter like those from SEM or Klean Strip on plastic. Try a shop that specializes on autobody paint products and they will understand your needs.

Good luck in your search though. I just tried Loose Screws but the closest they have is yellow. If I come across gold, I'll be sure to let you know.

Robert Raburn
11-19-05, 02:35 PM
I found Casiraghi cable housing that matched the original on a 1980s vintage Bianchi "Limited" at yellowjersey.org. Even more remarkable than the color selection is that it is lined.