bonbonbaron

Would you recommend this one for a road bike? (I know it's not crimp, but I didn't know what else to call it in the subject line.)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...&pf_rd_i=typ01

If not, what do you suggest?

Thanks,
Michael

PJCB

Why don't you want to use normal crimps? So much cheaper for the same effect.

FBinNY 

If you like the fashion statement, go ahead. Otherwise why spend that much for a 2 cent item. If you're a regular customer an any bike shop they'll give you some for free.

bonbonbaron

Because I don't feel confident that normal crimps will hold on brake after brake. Reason why is because the previous crimp was soldered on to the tip of the cable, which is why I clipped it off. This is my first time replacing one.

edit: PLUS this will save me money on a soldering kit if that's necessary for normal braking crimps. We're talking about the crimp inside of the brake lever.

DCB0

Crimps are not suppoed to be involved in braking in any way - they just go on the loose end to keep the cable from fraying. They have been used for decades and are the preferred method of keeping cables from fraying for 99% of cyclists.

Shimagnolo

To keep brake cable from fraying, either:
a) Wipe cable end with superglue.
b) Apply heatshrink tubing.

Crimps are junk, IMHO.

caloso

No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American roadie.

(with apologies to HL Mencken)

bobotech

Wait, what? Are you talking about the big end that holds the cable in place inside the brake handle end? You are looking to replace that!!?? You *can't* replace those. Those I think are called cable stops and are made by the factory in such a way that they should not ever come off short of the cable rusting or fraying and then snapping by the cable stop.

Sounds like to me that your cable was fraying near the cable stop and snapped due to normal wear and tear caused by a fraying cable. However a fraying cable should not normally occur unless there is a problem such as an improperly installed cable adjuster, a badly kinked cable, a cable housing that is self destructing, etc.

Once a cable stop is compromised, its garbage and time to toss.

The item you are talking about is nothing more than an item designed for the OTHER end of the cable, the end by the caliper just to prevent it from fraying.

You need new cables and maybe new housings.

They will not fail in normal use with well kept up related parts.


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bobotech

Also whenever you replace a cable on a bike, you always remove the little crimped ends by the derailleurs or calipers and then pull the cable though all the related parts and housings until you can remove the cable from the shifter or brake handle itself. You never remove the cable the opposite direction unless the cable snaps.

bobotech

And the cable stop will last brake after brake for a LONG time no matter how strong your hand is provided the entire braking system is kept up in optimal condition and repair.

I have very strong hands and have never broken a cable by the cable stop except for one cable that was fraying badly by the brake cable adjuster.

bonbonbaron

I've got new brake levers already. The problem was that the old brake levers were cracked and sliding up and down the drops really annoyingly, so I took those brake levers off, but THEN I couldn't fit the piece at the cable's tip through the hole into the new brake lever casing, so I cut it off, figuring I could buy a new one. Looks like another trip to the DFW bike store 150 miles away... lol

bobotech

do you not have a Walmart near you? I get new cables from there. only around 6 or 7 dollars and they are perfectly fine except for the shifter housings.

bonbonbaron

Yeah, there's one two miles away. I'll check it out! Thank you!

02Pilot

Some brake cables have two different ends on them, one for road levers and one for MTB levers. If you cut off the one you didn't need, the cables are still good. A picture would probably help here.

FBinNY 

All a crimp does is keep the end from fraying. it's on the loose end of the wire that doesn't do anything but sit there. All the mechanical load on the wire ends at the pinch bolt which transfers the tension to the brake arm, after that it's zero.

Also you always have to cut off crimps to unthread wires because they don't fit through the fittings. That's why many people prefer super glue, solder oe heat shrink tubing to crimps. That allows the cable to be field stripped at will. The other alternative is to leave the free end longish, and trim only the minimum each time you need to field strip.

mmmdonuts

Amen brother!

Kimmo

Those things belong in the same category as kickstands, valve caps, dork disks, and all that other junk.

Waste of material. Just trim your cables to 2-3" past the pinch bolt, and bend them out of harm's way.

Done. Oh, and you can pull the FD cable all the way around the pinch bolt so it's pointing down behind the seat tube.

FBinNY 

I don't know what category that might be, but the post seems kind of elitist, which is out of character for you.

Kimmo

Whoah, good catch.

OMFG. LOL.

Kimmo

Not out of character at all; I'm a purist when it comes to such a simple and elegant machine.

Eschew pointless frippery and all forms of rattly embellishment FTW.