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Series A Brampton-Help Request
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<blockquote data-quote="Marcus Bowden" data-source="post: 12202" data-attributes="member: 3287"><p><strong>Marcus Bowden banana-man</strong></p><p></p><p>Cables should run as smoothly as possible, bought front brake cables are designed to go to left side in one sweep,(as B's C's & D's are designed this way as the ex-centric STOP adjuster is on the right) there were no positive stops fitted to "A's") fit it to the right side and you have to route it back on itself putting two bends in. This makes the cable spongier as each bend opens the coils of the outer cable.</p><p> There are members designing a solid pipe with just a short outer to get over this very problem (big or small as it is)</p><p> Just because a photo was taken seventy years ago and put into a manual where it shows the cables route does not mean it is the best, if you want it to go to the right then make the outer shorter. This will entail a little DIY of cutting the outer and inner and a soldering job.</p><p> Having it looking as it should in the book or applying common sense is up to the individual in this case your good self </p><p>ps I have no connection with the Bowden cable company, but have plenty of experience of making my own cables</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcus Bowden, post: 12202, member: 3287"] [b]Marcus Bowden banana-man[/b] Cables should run as smoothly as possible, bought front brake cables are designed to go to left side in one sweep,(as B's C's & D's are designed this way as the ex-centric STOP adjuster is on the right) there were no positive stops fitted to "A's") fit it to the right side and you have to route it back on itself putting two bends in. This makes the cable spongier as each bend opens the coils of the outer cable. There are members designing a solid pipe with just a short outer to get over this very problem (big or small as it is) Just because a photo was taken seventy years ago and put into a manual where it shows the cables route does not mean it is the best, if you want it to go to the right then make the outer shorter. This will entail a little DIY of cutting the outer and inner and a soldering job. Having it looking as it should in the book or applying common sense is up to the individual in this case your good self ps I have no connection with the Bowden cable company, but have plenty of experience of making my own cables [/QUOTE]
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