Originally Posted by
delbiker1
I recently installed a Jagwire Pro Brake Kit on a bike with disc brakes. I’ll be going back to regular Shimano stainless kit next time. Price, easy installation, good quality and performance, durability, all just fine with me.
I also have a Shimano Dura-Ace brake kit, but now that I am on rim braked carbon fiber wheels, every little bit helps?
Originally Posted by
csport
They can be purchased separately,
Jenson, CBO and many other places have them.
I just ordered a pack.
Originally Posted by
csport
I did not have a problem with the interface becoming loose, I think the cable tension will first of all push the housing into the ferrule.
Yes, good point re: cable tension keeping both sections of the housing together.
Originally Posted by
csport
For the same reason the longitudinal wires near the end of the housing inserted into the STI lever will move further into the lever unless there is a firm stop there. This is not a problem for the regular coiled housing, and the EZ-Bend segment is just a piece of the coiled housing with an integrated ferrule at the end.
Thank you for your detailed explanation (here and above). I peered into the brake housing tunnel of the STI lever body (with a flashlight), and the opening (for the brake cable) at the far end is small, comparable to the opening of a ferrule. In other words, that tunnel has the shape of a ferrule. So I suppose the question is whether the material of the STI lever body is sufficiently firm to withstand the longitudinal strands of the brake housing?