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From: Boston-ish, MA
Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10
Chas' descriptions are good. A few things to consider: Jagwire (and probably others) make "universal" brake cables with a type A (or B) at one end and type C at the other. You just use whichever is appropriate. Be aware that younger LBS employees think every bike has internal routing for the rear brake, so they'll give you about 5 ft of housing. That's not enough for a bike with full-length rear brake. Also they will insist you use modern derailleur housing for the rear. Modern indexing housing has a different helical wiring pattern to make it less compressible, but it is also much stiffer. If you are using friction shifting you are better off with brake housing for the RD.
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