Where can I get straddle wires??

[stavros222]

I've got a couple of builds on the go, and it's the little things that are giving me headaches now. Where am I best getting straddle wires for canti brakes? I need the ones with two 'nobble' ends, as the cantis in question don't have the facility to clamp the brake cable. I got a straddle wire from Halfords which was the smallest they had, but it's about a foot long!

Any ideas??? Thanks!

 

[Sithlord]

These any good to you ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-Pair-of-NOS-Str ... dZViewItem


Just spreading the love....

 

[TheGreenRabbit]

Stradle wires appear to be getting rare you can use a brake cable with a solderless nipple on one end.

for these try

http://www.trialsbits.co.uk/index.php?c ... sn5s960lm4

or

http://www.theoldbicycleshowroom.co.uk/ ... ductid=218

 

[stavros222]

These any good to you ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-Pair-of-NOS-Str ... dZViewItem


Just spreading the love....

VERY useful. Thanks!

Greenrabbit, thanks for the links. The second one may be next port of call if I get sniped on the ebay thing (as usual!).

 

[Carsten]

Dia Compe still makes them, 100mm and 250mm long and Jagwire in 380mm length

http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi?i ... Link-Wires

but i also think you'll better off with the solderless nipple posted above as the fixed length straddle cable likely won't work in most cases.

my favourite straddle cable is this one from Dia Compe combined with a solderless nipple

http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi?i ... _id=DC-EZR

Carsten