Cable routing
06-06-07 | 09:41 PM
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Cable routing
I am in the midst of my Criterium restoration and now I am wondering which way the brake cables are routed.
I have a photo that shows the rear brake cable behind the bar, and a later photo of the cable in front of the bar.
Are these decided by the person who sets up the bike when new?
I have a photo that shows the rear brake cable behind the bar, and a later photo of the cable in front of the bar.
Are these decided by the person who sets up the bike when new?
06-07-07 | 01:48 PM
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feros ferio
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;
If the housing is long enough, the cable can be flipped around from one orientation to the other. I prefer over/behind bar cable routing for aesthetic reasons, but if your rear brake cable guide is on the underside of the top tube, you can make a good case for under/front routing, instead.
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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
06-07-07 | 02:54 PM
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Bikes: A whole bunch-a bikes.
I saw a real nice picture of an early 80's Guerciotti the other day with the front brake line coming out of the right lever over the handlebar on the same side of the stem to the break. It looked real sleek but you'd probably want to be used to reversing the brake levers.
