Originally Posted by
donheff
I used to do that all the time on my old ten speed in college
Now that I got back into riding I thought these machines were more advanced. Someone told me it is not a good idea to loosen the cable at the attachment point since moving it around may cause it to weaken and break. But next time I get a flat I will try it -- better than breaking my hand.
Once you set the adjustment barrel on the front cable hanger so that you can put some slack in the brake cable, you shouldn't need to loosen the brake cable at the brake arm in order to take the straddle cable/yoke on and off.