In a message dated 4/16/2003 9:17:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, aphillips9@mindspring.com writes:
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> I'm all over these cool gortex coated cables on the rest of my fine Shimano
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> equipped stable. When I stripped the Campagnolo Donor bicycle it had very
> thick, I'm going to imagine, original Campy cables. Is it not a good idea
> to use thinner diameter newer cable in old Campy stuff? Will they clamp ok
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> in derailleurs and brakes?
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I think the heavier cables give a more solid feel to the brakes. It helps if the housings are lined, assuming the cable passes freely through. Loose Screws used to sell Weinmann tandem brake cables that were heavier than typical cables and they seem as good as Campy. I think they've long sold out of these. I'm not as certain about the derailleur cables.
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA