Originally Posted by
Cougrrcj
Who carries the stainless cable housing style that was OEM for the SunTour barcons? Just the bare spiral-wound stainless cable housings, not the clear vinyl-covered braided housings that VeloOrange sells.
I'll use the VO braided housings or blue vinyl housings to match the existing blue brake cable housings if I have to, but I'd prefer the original style uncovered housings.
Thanks in advance!
I buy cable housing from Porkchop BMX either on line or via eBay. They have that clear housing where you see the spiraled metal inside the plastic housing. It's brake cable housing & I use too for friction shifting like they apparently did way back when. I use this if I want that specific "look" that was original to the bike. I have it on my Miyata One Twelve Mixte.
Bicycle 5mm Lined Brake Cable Housing and Hardware Kit BMX MTB Clear Blue | eBay
Close up of cable housing. See the metal spirals inside.
Cable "Helpers" by
velocivixen, on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/130319.../shares/1R025g