I thought that this would be a commonly asked newbie question but I couldn't find anything about it on this forum or on google, so here goes.
I need to add a front brake to my fixie for safety and comfort reasons. The brake cable + housing I bought from my LBS is long enough for a rear brake installation. How do I cut it to the length I need?
What I've figured out so far is that I need to get a cable cutter like the Park Tool CN-10. But after I cut the cables I still need to add the head on the end that I cut. However, the heads that come with the cable package I bought are already crimped into the cables. Are they reuseable? Or do I have to get new ones? I googled but I could not find spare heads.
To attach the head to the cable, I read that I just use the crimper on the CN-10. Sounds right, but just wanted to make sure with the experts
For the housing, I think it's pretty straight forward since the head on 1 end of the housing cable is detachable.
Thanks for the help