SLOW MOVER

Hi,
I'm trying to come up with a LONGER Shift cable for a Sturmy Archer Hub. (SEE PICTURE)
I just put the S/A 3 speed set up on my home brew Recumbent and need a longer shift cable.
I have one ordered, but want to be able to make up my own.
Dose anyone know if I can crimp an end deal unto a regular cable.
If so, where can I get the crimp things and what would I use to crimp them on tight enough to hold.?

Thanks for any help.

I'm just new to this Forum, It's a great help !
I just built my first (NO WELD) Recumbent this fall and can't wait for spring....

Slow Moving old Fart


TOM

smurfy

I've had this same problem with an old-school mtn bike I converted into a "gentlemen's cruiser" recently. I cannabilized a '67 English 3-spd (don't know the make) with a S-A GRIP SHIFTER (try getting a cable for that!) and the cable was rusted so bad when I turned the adjuster thingy it fell apart.

To make a long story short, I tried the crimp things and they are simply not strong enough to hold on to the cable. I was lucky because a buddy of mine at work welded on a tiny piece of bronze and it was small enough to fit inside the cable adjuster. It works great now.

I had no other choice because cables for the S-A grip shifters are just not available. I even had to modify the head part of the derailler cable with a file to get it to work. However the bigger cable crimps do seem to work on the shifter end on a standard trigger shifter. I did this on my other 3-spd bike.