Originally Posted by froze
Have you tried squeezing the calipers against the rim at the caliper not the brake lever? This should allow the cable loop with holder on the caliper to give about 1/2 inch to allow the brake cable to slip into the holder.
yep, tried that and there is simply no slack. I can't for the life of me find anyplace from a to z that the cable is kinked, snagged, out of place, etc etc.....
I had my wife, who is intelligent, sober and a cyclist look too to make sure my senility wasn't in full bloom.......she couldn't figure it out either.
The bike worked fine with my quick fix on sunday's ride but she is taking it in to her LBS for a tune up ..... I would LOVE to know what they find and will post here if I find out.