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Old 01-31-16 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by John33702
So now I have fifty feet of housing coming, and a cable long enough for a tandem bike. So, no more lubing cables! I'd like to see cable and housing kits made about a foot longer and we can cut them to suit. It's better than having to buy a large quantity of housing which will get stored and probably never used.
I'd have to imagine Tandems use cable housimngs as well as cables. Possibly what you seek is already on the market?

I know a lot of bikes use only short sections of housing and run a lot of exposed wire, which I guess saves some weight and friction.

Otherwise ... market forces. if enough people wanted the product, it would be sold. I'd guess not a lot of people need extra-long cable housings, so companies couldn't make money selling them. Can't expect a company to lose money.
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