[CR]ferrules rule (or not)

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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:16:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: "EPL" <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <MONKEYFOOD3yIyEOadk00000635@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org>
Subject: [CR]ferrules rule (or not)

Does rear brake cable housing held along the tope tube by two braze-on stops (with bare cable in the central portion) require -- on its ends inside the braze-ons -- a ferrule for optimum performance?

I ask because said braze-ons are too tight for the ferrules I've found, including various OD stepped-down ferrules.

In other words, is there a clear performance downside to going ferrule-less with traditional brakes and old Campy-style housing?

Emanuel (ARGH!) Lowi Montreal, Quebec

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