Can Anyone Think...

Iwasgoodonce · Feb 22, 2010

...why the hell I can't thread a new brake inner cable through the lever of my Gazelle Lo Pro? Like a steering wheel down my trousers, it's driving me nuts! The levers are Mavic and I really don't want to remove the bar tape.

Any ideas?

cchris2lou · Feb 22, 2010

try it from the other end , might dislodge something .

fingers · Feb 22, 2010

squirt a bit of oil up it first.

Steve Kish · Feb 28, 2010

Maybe a slightly thinner gear cable first, as this might be a halfway step.

stauqmuk · Mar 3, 2010

Is it the cable its self? or the head on the end? I had a mind boggling hour or so threading cables into a set of Capagnolo shifters where the heads just wouldn't sit. Then I realized they're brand specific Campy has thinner clearances for cable heads than Shimano.

Iwasgoodonce · Mar 4, 2010

Thanks all, I have a new set of cables and will give it another go tonight.

chipper · Mar 4, 2010

If you are still stuck ,try this,remove lever from bars leaving clip in place.Thread inner cable into lever and then into the outer cable thats still attached to the bars.Pull the inner cable through,then re-attach the lever,making sure you don't crush the cable.Sometimes you can get away with just loosening the lever ,the extra movement helps get the inner cable into the outer.Can be a real PITA on low pros

legrandefromage · Mar 4, 2010

put the cable in a vice and twist the bike round and round until it goes in.

LGF - thinking out of the box.

toaster999 · Mar 8, 2010

Take it to the LBS

Can Anyone Think...

Iwasgoodonce

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cchris2lou

fingers

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Steve Kish

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stauqmuk

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Iwasgoodonce

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chipper

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legrandefromage

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