Typical with cyclist I know, no matter what you do someone will tell you that you did it wrong so what ever makes you happy and looks good to you do it. I always make mine a little on the longer side so I can trim them down when I pull them out to redo the brakes or change the bar or stem. If you make them too short then you may have to replace them and these cables are getting up there in price. Have a good weekend all as I look out the window and see piles of snow and think about riding I can only smile because it is Friday so my friends will be over for beer soon and we will talk about bikes. Steve
The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
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From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
[mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Jan Heine
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:18 PM
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]brake cable routing
>My question relates to length of brake cale housing. Most published
>directions say to have the housing long enough to come straight out of
the
>levers, yet Mario's bike has much shorter cables. I have seen
beautiful
>vintage bikes with shorter cables, and equally beautiful ones where the
>cables are very high and loopy.
>
>What is the optimum length?
>
>Marcus Helman
>Huntington Woods, MI
Depends on your taste, I guess. For a superlight bike, make them as short as possible. If you plan to use a handlebar bag, make them long enough so you can flip up the lid of the bag while riding without interfering with the cables. Or anywhere in between!
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Jan Heine, Seattle
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Vintage Bicycle Quarterly
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