replacing a pinched brake cable and wondered if an inline cable adjuster is a redundant piece of kit? i have an adjustment screw in at the top of my brake lever housing, so won't that & shoe adjustment be fine? it's for the rear cantilever brake on a Surly LHT. (tektro brake w/ VO gran comp levers)


thanks.

If they are non-aero levers with the adjuster on top, that should be just fine. Don't add complexity with an inline adjuster.

One runs into problems when using aero levers + callipers without adjusters.

The inline adjuster may add some small amount of complexity but it also might add a desirable amount of flexibility. There was a posting recently where a the OP wanted brakes which opened further for tire removal clearance. An inline adjuster could double as a quick release of sorts, while leaving the main (on-brake or on-lever) adjustment alone. Since it is just a hollow tube with variable length it should have little effect on braking performance.

Quick Releases are so much better than screwing around with multiple adjusters!

thanks; adjuster be gone!

Once I got my 4th hand Cable Shop tool, It became my primary cable adjuster, I just got it right in the first place.

There is nothing wrong with multiple adjusters except people's opinions. Andy.

Nothing wrong with them. But, I'm not sure there would be a benefit either.

Except perhaps in the other thread that the person was asking about clearance for fatter tires, and the suggestion that an inline quick release might detension the cable enough for the callipers to open just a little more.

When I changed my old bike from non-aero to aero brake levers, I did manage to lose my adjuster (none at the brake callipers). So far I've been able to just adjust the cable, and run them a little loose, but that might be an application to consider inline adjusters.

Whatever one gets, it needs to be relatively easy to use. I've found that my modified Origin8 "Mickey" adjuster just isn't easy to turn despite the rear stay bridge mount. Not enough to grip onto. On the other hand, most brake lever adjusters I've used (that were functional) tended to work well. I'm not sure about the OP's retro brakes, but I would hope they would be well built.