RE: [CR]Re: Aero cable routiing of Campy NR levers.

Explode, really with flames? James Valiensi Northridge, CA. USA On Thursday, November 13, 2008, at 07:15AM, "Keith Anderson Cycles" <info@keithandersoncycles.com> wrote:
>Billy,
>I would STRONGLY advise you to NOT use SIS housing for brakes. The force
>put on brake cables is considerably more than derailleurs and WILL at
>some point cause the housing to explode. There is a reason the brake
>cable housing is coiled and the derailleur housing is straight. Brake
>housing is supposed to compress slightly, which allows for some
>modulation. SIS, on the other hand is designed not to compress which
>allows for accurate shifting. Using SIS housing for brakes is an
>extremely dangerous proposition.
>Keith
> 
>Keith Anderson
>Keith Anderson Cycles
>222 N. Marble Dr.
>Grants Pass, OR 97526
>541-471-4114
>www.keithandersoncycles.com
>
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: [CR]Re: Aero cable routiing of Campy NR levers.
>From: billydavid13@comcast.net
>Date: Thu, November 13, 2008 7:01 am
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>
>I recall asking Gary Page at Turin Bicycle Co-op in Evanston about a
>bike s
>et up this way, back in the early '80s. He said part of the trick was
>
>to use very stiff cable housing.  I'm thinking that if you drill a ho l
>e in the back of the body, you're going to have a very short throw so
>any c
>ompression would compromise your braking action. And if you're going to
>dri
>ll the bars for internal routing [don't] someone suggested removing the
>pla
>stic sheath to allow a smaller hole. So, I'd suggest just using SIS type
>de
>railleur housing. I set up a bike once for a young woman w/ no left hand
>by
> drilling a small 2nd hole in the Campy Ergo power brake cable pivot a
>nd through the body. There wasn't much room so i used SIS housing to the
>re
>ar brake. I don't recall if i used a brake cable or derailleur cable. If
>th
>e former i probably had to file down the pear end as it was pretty
>crowded
>in there. Anyway SIS housing and a thinner brake cable should work for
>your
> purposes. Good luck. Billy Ketchum; Chicago, IL; USA.