Classic & Vintage - A little trick I devised for mounting bar-end shifters

On my 1973 P10-9 Paramount with Suntour bar-end shifters. The effects of gravity, road vibration and bouncing up and down, eventually the stainless cable housings were cutting through my bar wrap and then the housings were drooping onto the fork crown and bouncing around.

After two re-wrap tries within three or four hundred miles, I was thinking that I needed some type of a clamp to hold them before I did the wrap.

I took two crusty old Schwinn snap-on-type cable frame clips..

I ground-off the ends that flared out with my belt sander. They clip on the bars, hold the cables very well, and with a chaser of electrical tape for security, when the bars are re-wrapped they are not visible at all and the cables will stop cutting my wrap.

Probably someone else figured this out way before me, maybe there is some zombie thread.. Who knows, just thought I would pass-on my little idea. Or it's over-kill,, What can I say, It's winter, I'm bored.. What's a type A to do but fiddle with a Paramount...

A couple of pics.

http://prairienerds.com/misc_images/Bike_Bar_end_shifter_Clamp_2.JPG

http://prairienerds.com/misc_images/Bike_Bar_end_shifter_Clamp_1.JPG

What a good idea. I must admit that I use PVC tape to secure the cables and then bar wrap, however; I have never experienced the problem you have. None the less, good idea and thanks for sharing.

That's a great idea, I haven't had any trouble with the electrical tape that I positioned mine with but I might try this on the bike I'm building in the spring for myself.

Nice. I'm guessing faux-cork tape just doesn't handle the cable well.

I use 3/4" filament tape. It doesn't stretch.

+1 for filament tape. It's perfect for the job.

I like that better than the plastic covering Shimano's supplies with their bar end shifters.

-Kurt

This is a great tip.

I like to run my bar-end cables all the way to the end of the HB tape near the stem. I don't like the cables sticking out from the drops.

In the past I've used plastic padded tape and had no problems. But I want to try cloth tape with shellac. This could save me some possible headaches.

This is a great tip.

I like to run my bar-end cables all the way to the end of the HB tape near the stem. I don't like the cables sticking out from the drops.

In the past I've used plastic padded tape and had no problems. But I want to try cloth tape with shellac. This could save me some possible headaches.

Hmmm... I've never tried it, but I would worry about combining shellacked cloth tape with old-style bare metal housing. I think the shellac could soak through the tape and into the cable housing, immobilizing the cable. Maybe. Lots of "ifs" there.