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Old 05-03-13 | 09:59 AM
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FBinNY
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

It's best to disregard names like mtn or road, though universal is OK and look for confirmation that you're buying a barrel ended wire. As a rule, mtn levers take barrel ends, road levers take the stepped road end some referred as egg, but you never know.

When buying kits with housing and hardware you generally need to buy mtb or road, but inner wires are often double ended, aka universal.

BTW- if your bars are very high compares to typical, you might consider buying 2 inner wires and a roll of housing vs. a kit. That's because kits can sometimes come up short for tall frames.
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