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mamadirt
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Running a single cable with dual cable routing
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January 09, 2009, 05:17 PM »
Apologies for the daft question but my recently acquired S&M Sabbath has dual cable guides under the toptube (a la London mod) but I've never been a fan of gyros so would prefer to run just a single cable (sacrilage maybe
but it's gonna be a rider and I don't see myself bar-spinnin anytime soon). Now I know i could use just one of the guides but isn't that gonna make things run a little off centre?
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Rombloke
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January 09, 2009, 06:57 PM »
cable ties
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haro, how do you do
mamadirt
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January 09, 2009, 07:10 PM »
Yeah but I have a dual cable stop (sorry, wasn't quite clear up there) so running a single cable to just the one side will run things a little off centre.
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bof
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January 09, 2009, 07:22 PM »
if possible drill a hole in the middle . A hole just big enough to fit the inner cable through
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James Nada
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January 09, 2009, 07:47 PM »
You could run a caliper brake (assuming you are able to drill a hole in a suitable position to mount it) (and assuming you don't mind loosing some stopping power).
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mamadirt
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Re: Running a single cable with dual cable routing
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January 09, 2009, 08:06 PM »
I guess so but I already have a nice new silver AD990 and my reasoning behind wanting to run a straight cable is down to prevous experience with mushy gyro brakes. Drilling a hole would be more of a crime on an NOS frame than leaving off the gyro I reckon
- not a lot of room for error either.
Just found this on the search which may possibly work
but I may just have to put aside my gyro prejudice run it as nature intended. Watch this space . . .
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bof
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January 09, 2009, 09:54 PM »
you could run 2 cables from one of these I think
http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/111100.html
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mamadirt
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January 09, 2009, 11:07 PM »
I had wondered if one of those would work, or whether I'd need to use the Odyssey gyro modulever cables with it (in which case I guess they'd be too short). Worth a look though anyway. Cheers!
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TwoBobRob
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January 09, 2009, 11:40 PM »
Make the straddle as long as is possible and it may work with a single cable. The long straddle will lessen the offset a bit. How may cable guides do you have, just a pair side by side, or two pairs?
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mamadirt
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January 10, 2009, 08:41 AM »
Just one pair, side by side, about halfway along the underside of the toptube. Like you say, a long straddle cable and spring adjustment may help - thanks.
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TwoBobRob
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January 11, 2009, 12:55 AM »
Yeah, set your AD up very wide too and hopefully the straddle won't rub on the seat tube at all - jobs a goodun!
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mamadirt
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January 12, 2009, 09:36 PM »
Thanks Rob - looks like it's all good . . .
Doesn't seem to pull off centre at all and has plenty of clearance around the seat tube.
Few more pics
here
. . . very work in progress at the mo (quick build with parts nicked from my son's bike) but feels pretty good so far.
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TwoBobRob
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January 12, 2009, 09:40 PM »
Sweet.
The other thing you can do is treat yourself to a posh straddle hanger. They're always a bit wider than the cheapo one that comes with the brake. That would help with clearing the seattube too
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January 12, 2009, 10:52 PM »
Good idea - thanks
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