Re: [CR]two cables on the same side?

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Ideale)

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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:06:52 -0400
To: stephen fredette <sfredette@earthlink.net>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]two cables on the same side?


stephen fredette wrote:
>i'm trying to hook up an old huret course rear derailleur, circa 1946.
>it uses two cables so how do i get them both by the bottom bracket
>on the same side of the seat tube?

I believe this was intended for full-length housing all the way from the lever to the derailer and back again, housing most likely secured by spring clips to the down tube and chainstay.

I think an open cable setup would be anachronistic for this unit.

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