These cables are not to be feared and work just fine. They are awfully floppy until there is some tension on the cable but, in my judgement, they do not feel soft in braking use.
Charlie Young
Owner of Speedwell and Titan deathcycles in
Honeybrook, PA
>
> They did indeed, They came as standard equipment on the
> CLB-2 centerpull, of which I have a couple of sets. I've
> never been brave/stupid enough to actually install these
> cables, though. I replace them with standard steel cables
> when installing the brakesets and keep the Al ones as
> converstions pieces. Aluminum has some wonderful
> applications, but brake cables and home wiring ain't among
> them.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos