I know the Suntour Barcons came with the coiled spring-like steel housings, but I couldn't say what any other company used.
I would also mention that I found the steel housings rather spongy, interefering with crisp shifting action. The newer style housings designed to work with indexed shifters make the shifting of Barcon systems much snappier. But of course the vintage appearance is lost.
And beware of the steel housings rubbing paint on head tubes. My Raliegh Pro bears the marks of the steel bar con housings eroding the paint away.
Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
>From: Robinson WO Richard G
>To: "'Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org'"
>Subject: [CR]Barcon shifters
>Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 12:19:51 -0500
>
>Hello,
>
> I wanted to ask what type of cable housing was used with bar-end
>shifters for a 60's era bike? I have a large coil of Campagnolo stainless
>steel derailleur cable housing, maybe 12 foot in length, that I guess may
>have been used for this purpose. It's the same as the housing used with the
>rear derailleur from the chainstay stop to the derailleur...no plastic liner
>or cover. After looking at many photos I still am not able to tell. Some
>use what appears to be brake cable housing and others use something very
>similar to the housing I have. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
>
>Regards, Rich Robinson
>Jacksonville NC
>
>
>
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