Running brake cables
04-11-21 | 07:06 AM
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Running brake cables
What’s the preferred method of running the front non aero brake cable when the caliper cinch bolt is on the same side?
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04-11-21 | 07:17 AM
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The traditional method is simply to form a U-shaped cable loop without crossing over the handlebar stem. That's what I always did. My first Bianchi came with Universal sidepulls and left rear / right front braking, and the Schwinns of that era came with Weinmann sidepulls and left front / right rear braking. These were just mirror images of each other, with no centerline crossing for either brake cable.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
04-11-21 | 07:45 AM
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Use centerpulls? [ducking]
04-11-21 | 08:38 AM
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