Re: [CR]ferrules rule (or not)

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Columbus:SLX)

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:29:35 -0700
From: "Don Williams" <donwilliamsjr@gmail.com>
To: EPL <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR]ferrules rule (or not)
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Hi Emanuel...

Nope...That's how I had my Carlton Flyer set up for years... It was fine...

Don Williams Woodinville Washington USA

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 3:16 PM, EPL <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Does rear brake cable housing held along the tope tube by
> two braze-on stops (with bare cable in the central portion)
> require -- on its ends inside the braze-ons -- a ferrule
> for optimum performance?
>
> I ask because said braze-ons are too tight for the ferrules
> I've found, including various OD stepped-down ferrules.
>
> In other words, is there a clear performance downside to
> going ferrule-less with traditional brakes and old
> Campy-style housing?
>
> Emanuel (ARGH!) Lowi
> Montreal, Quebec
>
>
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