Old 02-24-23 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Fredo76
Anyone have any bar wrapping tips? Like how to keep the housing from squirming around where it comes out, and how far up from the end that should be - still on the straight part of the drops, or tilted up a bit past the start of the curve? It seems like I could get a better overlap at either spot by wrapping from the brake lever toward the end, but then I'll need to finish the ends - can't just tuck them in under a chrome spring plug. I have some white heat-shrink tubing for that, but wrapping from the end towards the brake lever would solve it, too.
As others have mentioned- tape the cables in place- I use electrical tape.

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As for where to have the cable exit... I always think the best way is with the most shallow bends possible in the way you want your cable to go.
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