Originally Posted by
hueyhoolihan
so am i right in thinking that there is a bare cable running from the entrance to the exit of the toptube? if so, is there some sort of cable stop at the entrance and exit?
if so i think i would just remove the front cable stop throw some expanding foam in there. work the cable back and forth while it's setting. in essence creating a makeshift sheath around the cable to help prevent it from rattling against the toptube.
replacing a worn out cable could be tricky however. a coat hanger, i suppose, could be one solution, i guess.
Yes, bare cable running from stop to stop, but the cable is more or less in the center of the tube; it enters near the midpoint vertically on one side of the top tube and exits at the midpoint vertically on the other side of the top tube...not in a position to rattle. I don't think it's the brake cable that's buzzing, I think it's the shifter cables.