Ferrule free brake cables and potts mod advice needed please

[Sc0tty]

Apart from old school Dia Compe cables from the 80s, does anyone know of any other cables that come with no ferrules at the caliper end of the cable housing?

Standard ferrules wont fit in my old Odyssey calipers 

( I tried to cut the ferrules of some DC BRS cables, but made a right hash of it due to the medal cable core.  )

Also, how long does the front brake cable need to be (approx) to run a potts mod?

Thanks dudes 



James

[pickle]

what oddysey brake is it?  any cable should fit in the cable housing?

as for length of cable for the front?  the best bet is to take out the inner cable and thread the outer through the stem and down the fork stearer.  Put the end in the lever and then just bend the cable round to the caliper (using what ever amount you want for the bend) and cut acordingly.   

[Sc0tty]

what oddysey brake is it?  any cable should fit in the cable housing?

as for length of cable for the front?  the best bet is to take out the inner cable and thread the outer through the stem and down the fork stearer.  Put the end in the lever and then just bend the cable round to the caliper (using what ever amount you want for the bend) and cut acordingly.   

Thanks buddy, are you saying cut the standard length front cable jacket in two pieces, and then use the 2 short pieces for the lever to stem section, and the caliper to inside the fork steerer section?

[Munnyella]

use a rear cable for potts mod.

Although my first one only fed the inner through the bolt, so a short outer to stem bolt, and a short bit from bottom of wedge to caliper, was shite!!

It was a `shop made' prototype from Speedwheels in Leicester who was one of the first (uk)  to make
Gyro's/spinner/detangler thingies, and us locals often had a bit of R&D to carry out!!

MM

[nosepickben]

Use a rear cable, cut it down to the shortest length that the cable runs smoothly with, no tight corners. Use a flat file or a quick nudge on the bench grinder to get the end of the outer cable as perpendicular-ended as possible then you wont need a ferrule. Dont forget to slosh plenty of lube down the newly fitted cable when you're done.  3 in 1 is sweet for that.

[Sc0tty]

Cheers boys, you guys are great !

 

[Munnyella]

As with most things in life, good lubrication make life much easier!!!

MM

[Sc0tty]

As with most things in life, good lubrication make life much easier!!!

MM

LOL bud !  Thats what the wife says !!   

I am a prize muppet though, I just took another look at the stem I have for my next build (88' dyno detour) and noticed it is not a hollow stem bolt, and the bolt wedge is weird. This means if I replace it for a hollow bolt, the existing wedge aint gonna fit on the new bolt !!
(the diameter of the existing bolt is 6mm, most repop odyssey ones are 9mm, meaning the damn wedges are not interchangeable.)  You could not make this sh1t up !!   

[Munnyella]

get a picture up, then someone can put you right!

MM

[Sc0tty]

I think I have to keep this wedge with the stem, but that then means I cant run a hollow bolt ! 

[Munnyella]

i've seen a potts kit on here recently that came with 2 wedges, one like yours and a traditional one.

don't give up!!!

MM

[Andy1970]

Drill out and re-tap your existing wedge to 9mm.