Aero or non-aero brake cable routing for late 80s colnago
- Thread starter theup_cyclist
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Does the lever have (how to explain this?) a v shaped tab that you add, which directs the bare cable towards the bars if you want to opt for the concealed cable option?
If so, I'd avoid this option, I snapped 2 cables due to the sharp angle needed to change the cable's direction. Mine were 1st gen deltas.
Aesthetically and for period correctness, either works
Does the lever have (how to explain this?) a v shaped tab that you add, which directs the bare cable towards the bars if you want to opt for the concealed cable option?
If so, I'd avoid this option, I snapped 2 cables due to the sharp angle needed to change the cable's direction. Mine were 1st gen deltas.
Aesthetically and for period correctness, either works
theup_cyclist
Dirt Disciple
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yes it does have those metal tabs with a groove for the cable.
Do you mean you wouldn't go aero without the tabs?
yes it does have those metal tabs with a groove for the cable.
Do you mean you wouldn't go aero without the tabs?
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No you cant go aero without the tabs. By using the tabs my cables started fraying and then snapped. I then went back to exposed cables, made more palatable by the fact that quite a few pros continued to ride with exposed cables.
Try either way, see how you go. Ive always been of the heavier build and tend to use my brakes all or nowt, which possibly didn't help
No you cant go aero without the tabs. By using the tabs my cables started fraying and then snapped. I then went back to exposed cables, made more palatable by the fact that quite a few pros continued to ride with exposed cables.
Try either way, see how you go. Ive always been of the heavier build and tend to use my brakes all or nowt, which possibly didn't help
Rapparee87
Retro Guru
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it will look gorgeous either way, ride it in good health.
it will look gorgeous either way, ride it in good health.
theup_cyclist
Dirt Disciple
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I'd certainly be interested.... do you have a picture?
I'd certainly be interested.... do you have a picture?
dorset boy
Senior Retro Guru
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