Mountain Biking - Avid Single Digit 5's !!

Hey!

I finally got em! Only 25 CDN. That's like 18 us dollars! I'm going to install em! Hope they work well.

w00t,

Mark

PS...Does anyone know how fix slightly split cable without buying a new cable??

Cutit back to the beginning of the split and go to the shop and ask for a cable end (forget the real name)...crimp it on and voila...fixed.

But there are multiple splits on the cable. Also, my front cable is now officially unusable due to many splits (fking dpt store quality) and also the fact that the v-brakes cant be replaced unless you take off the cap of the cable which I dont know how to do. How much do your lbs's sell front brake cables for??

cCables split...the only other thing I would try is soder the fray together. But once it gets that bad...I replace the cable. Its only 2$

Another question

If you use v-brakes and you tighten the cable so that you get the tension just right, but then you screw up and untighten the screw, do your cables fray? How would you experiment with tension if your cable's gonna break after 3-5 tightenings?

And AnOTHER question. How can you tell between good v-brakes and bad v-brakes. Doesn't it just matter about the pads?? I'm not very bright in this subject.

Another question

If you use v-brakes and you tighten the cable so that you get the tension just right, but then you screw up and untighten the screw, do your cables fray? How would you experiment with tension if your cable's gonna break after 3-5 tightenings?


You don't need the grip of death on the cables, just enough to make sure they don't slip.

I always just snug them up while I'm doing the adjusting, checking, re-adjusting. Once I know they're good, then I tighten them up.

L8R

Use the barrel adjuster on the brake lever to make minor adjustments to cable tension. When you tighten the cable down with the retaining screw, don't over tighten it. You should be able to secure the cable from slipping without completely smashing it. Check to make sure the bolt doesn't have a cable "groove" worn into aswell, that will cause the cable to slip out of adjustment, cause fraying, and cause you to over tighten it. I leave about 4 inches of cable after the bolt, and tuck it in behind the brakes arm/spring incase I need to pull the cable out and put it back in later.

Well, I guess the barrel idea would work...But my avid's tightening barely hurts the cable! It's so good and gives good value as well! I put the brakes on my front and before, with stock brakes and bad pads, I coudn't even endo. THen I added koolstop and it was still a bit hard to endo due to poor adjustment of the braking arms. Now my koolstops are in the rear and my avids are in the front and I can endo so high, with little strength! (that's if I'm standing and lift my feet a tiny bit). However, with quite a bit of power, I can still endo a few centimeters while sitting. I guess having a dual suspension bike along with a 110 pound rider with v-brakes just don't endo that well!

Can anyone tell me about their endos on a dually?

Being on a dually or ht doesn't matter for endos. Same method to doing it. Strong brakes and a bit of a pop from your body...really you can endo without using brakes (I assume you mean nose manual of sorts?)...check out bmxers...you can lift the rear with no brake action.

Well duallies are harder to lift up, so you would probably need a bigger pop from your body. Wouldn't you?