Originally Posted by
Tristanh666
Hmm i was also thinkig about the mechanics involved. With the first option. Pressing on the lever would pull on the cable head pulling the cable and pressing the brake pads together. In the second picture i imagine whats going on is when you press on the lever its just pushing the housing which in turn presses the pad together
Do i sound crazy or stupid? I guess i should just mount these things and try both ways
No, you are correct. But, there will be the same amount of friction whether the housings stationary and the cable moves, or the cables stationary and the housing moves, it comes down to which is the most direct routing of the housing with the fewest number of bends in it.
-Connor