Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Another quick bike maintenance question: I now have all the parts for my Ciocc road bike and when I am running the cables, is it necessary to have one of the cable-pull tools? I don't have that tool, I was just going to rely on brute strength (ha!) to get the cables tight, is this a bad idea? Thanks for any help.
Hey do you mean interms of pre-stretching the cables?
Cause you shouldn't really need much cable tension, your hands will do just fine, and you have barrel adjusters to help too.
Pre-stretching cables is a good idea with new ones. For the brakes, just set up the pads and tignten the cable so the lever is tight and just pump it with your hands a bunch, this will stretch the cable a bit and smush the housing nice and tight against the cable stops. Then you can adjust it to your liking after.
For the derailleurs, set the rear in the higest (smallest) gear and set the shifter to the correct position. Down shift without pedaling, and this will stretch the cable and seat the housing, repeat it a few times. For the front der. put it in the lowest gear and upshift do the same as above.
Helps a lot and the gears wont go out of adjustment on your first ride
