Originally Posted by
furiousbob
Question #1 - The little ball shaped piece on the lever end of the cable, is it supposed to recess into the lever or does it stay outside of the lever?
Question #2 - Does it hurt to not have the brake end of the cable not crimped or covered in something?
1. It will recess as far as it goes once you tighten everything up. It may stick out a little but that doesn't matter.
2. No, it's fine not to crimp. But frayed cables are kinda nasty and pokey. If you cut the cable neatly, you could get away without a crimp for sure.