Yeah, I always shave them down on the wheel if I need to use non-campy cables.
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Tom Dalton <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In most cases that I've seen the cable head that's stuck in a Campy
> shifter is not that of a Campy cable. This is not to say that you must only
> use genuine Campy cables with your vintage Campy shifters, but you should
> keep in mind that cables from Suntour, Shimano and most aftermarket
> suppliers have bigger heads than Campy and are much more likely to get
> stuck. The Campy cable heads are small enough that there is a bit of
> clearance within the seat, and it takes more corrosion build-up to fill that
> gap. With other brands the metals are basically in contact to begin with,
> and when you add a small amount of aluminum oxide...
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> By the way, Simplex shifters and cables are even smaller in the cable head
> / shifter seat dimensions, so while S-brand cables won't fit at all (thereby
> heading off possible problems) I think Campy cables will fit, albeit
> tightly, and a similar problem can then arise.
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> Tom Dalton
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