Originally Posted by
juvela
----- for the centrepull bridge on the seat stays the adjusting barrel which came with Simplex Prestige shift levers is often used -----
The one "ferrule" I did not discard! Trying to figure out how to polish it... I might give up on that (soaking in Simple Green overnight did not result in gleaming brass). But if I lose it, good to know where to get a replacement.
Originally Posted by
Murray Missile
How loose is "loose"? I've used shrink tubing to take up the slack on a non-bicycle but similar application.
When the cable & housing have minds of their own, 5.3mm - 3.9mm = 1.4mm of "slop" and apparently, that's a lot.
But, hmm, I might have to shrink tubing laying around.
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