Originally Posted by
xg5a
Thanks for spotting that! I haven't opened the cable package yet, so I didn't realize I'm already all set. That's a lot easier!!!
And a follow up question after looking at the photo you pointed out: what's the deal with all of those other random ferrules in the kit, like the ones with the small spike sticking out of them? What are they supposed to be used for?
Here's a good explanation of all the Jagwire end cap types
Jagwire End Caps Guide | Jagwire
The "spike" is actually a tube that is supposed to protect coated cables from rubbing against rough edges in conventional ferrules and housing stops, and also provide a degree of dirt and moisture protection.
The "POP" ferrules (aka end caps) with the step-down diameter are designed to fit into housing stops (such as in some brake levers) that were designed to accept bare spiral housing without a ferrule, and thus are too narrow to accept the Jagwire end caps. Jagwire's compressionless housing needs special end caps to terminate it properly, so just sticking the bare housing into a lever body that was designed for spiral can cause problems, apparently. I even saw a YouTube brake setup tutorial recently where someone slid a conventional ferrule over the narrow section of the POP ferrule, I guess to either make it look better or to shim it out a bit.