General Cycling Discussion - Brake cable end caps

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silvercreek
05-03-12, 09:54 AM
Up until now I've been using aluminum brake cable end caps with a blind hole. It seems that I have only been able to find the end caps with a through hole. Does anyone have a source for the end caps without the through hole?

Short of a pair of pliers or needle nose, what are you using for end cap crimping tool?

fietsbob
05-03-12, 11:44 AM
Bike shop, they use a lot of them .. I crimp with dikes..
AndreyT
05-03-12, 12:12 PM
Does anyone have a source for the end caps without the through hole?

Amazon?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003RLLPOO/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01

Or cycling-specific online stores (like the ones that sell through Amazon).


Short of a pair of pliers or needle nose, what are you using for end cap crimping tool?

I just use pliers to squish the proper areas of the cap, but a crimper tool of appropriate size would certainly work better.

IthaDan
05-03-12, 01:25 PM
Short of a pair of pliers or needle nose, what are you using for end cap crimping tool?

Park cable cutters have a couple flats to do this. Observe-

http://i.imgur.com/iSe1a.jpg
silvercreek
05-06-12, 02:07 PM
Park cable cutters have a couple flats to do this. Observe-

http://i.imgur.com/iSe1a.jpg

Thanks Dan.
wahoonc
05-06-12, 05:08 PM
I buy them in bulk from where ever. Use the Park Cable Cutter tool pictured above to crimp them. IIRC the last bottle I bought was Avenir brand.

Aaron :)
BlazingPedals
05-06-12, 07:55 PM
Price point has 'em in 100-count bottles.
http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/21132-050_ALIEC0-3-Parts-49-Cables/Alligator-Cable-End-Caps-100-Pack.htm
I've seen them elsewhere for similar prices, including some LBSes; $13 for 30 seems insanely expensive.
Velo Dog
05-07-12, 02:32 PM
Price point has 'em in 100-count bottles.
http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/21132-050_ALIEC0-3-Parts-49-Cables/Alligator-Cable-End-Caps-100-Pack.htm
I've seen them elsewhere for similar prices, including some LBSes; $13 for 30 seems insanely expensive.

If you're known at a shop (meaning that you don't buy everything online) they may just give you a handful. Last time I went in to buy some, the owner poured 25 or so in a baggie and handed them to me, but I've bought five or six bikes there going back 20 years. If a shop tried to charge me $13 for 30, I'd walk out and never go back
silvercreek
05-09-12, 10:24 AM
I just bought a bag of 100 plain aluminum end caps and a new brake cable through Amazon. Thanks for the help.