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Cable advice
mattsccm
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What are the very best non compressible brake cables.
Rebuilding the BB7 ed CX and if the cables are being replaced I might as well add decent ones. Or should I assume that the old ones have had all the squish squished out of them?

Posted 12 years ago

bristolbikeproject
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Brake cables are designed to compress. It aids modulation. Gear cables have no squish so i guess you could use 5mm gear outer. The 4mm stuff would be too narrow. I would just go with the usual Jagwire or Fibrax break outer.

Posted 12 years ago

mattsccm
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Wary of gear cable, I have had it start to bulge under pressure. Not split as yet but it looked likely.

Posted 12 years ago

orangeboy
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You can get very stiff brake casing that’s made for the bmx market
Also come is colours
Check out Ison/halo stockist

Posted 12 years ago

druidh
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Avid Full Metal Jacket is about as compressionless as they come.

Posted 12 years ago

slparsons
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Goodridge do some pretty stiff brake housing.

Posted 12 years ago

pdw
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Brake cables are designed to compress. It aids modulation.

No, brake outers do compress more than gear outers, but that’s a side effect of stopping them splitting under high load, rather than a desirable feature. Don’t use gear outers for brakes.

I have Road BB7s which I’ve always found a bit squidgy. I spent money on Avid Flak Jackets, but they didn’t make a great difference.

Posted 12 years ago