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  • These hose guide things…
  • teasel
    Free Member

    http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/hose-guide-5mm-black

    …in the link above. I’m guessing here as I’ve only eyeballed the frame, but can they be used on a Scandal frame to close the gap where the cables thread through the frame mounts or are they for something completely different…?

    When I say I’m guessing I mean that the cables will rattle in the mounts as they appear to be about 6-7mm or thereabouts.

    teasel
    Free Member

    Bump

    Anyone know WTF I’m ‘talking’ about…?

    😕

    wwaswas
    Full Member

    for 79p it might be worth a punt 😉

    fwiw – my Orange Evo8 had those in the hose guides – some brakes have fatter hoses than others.

    In the past I’ve just wrapped a bit of electrical tape around the hose where it goes through the frame.

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    teasel
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    But I’m a tight-arse.

    I thought of electrical tape as the DIY fix and also a small blob of some black sealant I seem to remember is sitting around somewhere.

    Just curious as to whether they are what I think they are.

    Thanks…

    breatheeasy
    Free Member

    Think those guides are to pad out a 4mm gear cable to fit into a 5mm brake cable ‘guide’.

    I’m suspecting your Scandal guides are oversize to allow the cables to move freely – if they are 6-7mm as you say probably won’t stay in, but I’m just making the last bit up from conjecture, poor knowledge and a burning sense that I’m correct and no other opinion matters (so perfect for STW then… :D)

    EDIT: The guides might be quite wide to allow brake hose with olive etc. still fitted to pass though.

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