Aero bar brake lever/brake cable interface problem



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I'm putting the finishing touches on my new fixie and having a small problem with the brake
lever/cable. I'm running a Tektro aero bar lever that plugs into the end of the cow horn bar. The
lever takes a brake cable with the barrel end rather than the mushroom end on a regular road lever.
The cable end I got at the LBS seems a little too small for the lever and twists in the stop when
the lever is pulled.

Are there different sized barrel shaped ends; like maybe BMX vs. MTB? Any other ideas what's up with
the twisting cable end?
 
rcanon-<< I'm running a Tektro aero bar lever that plugs into the end of the cow horn bar. The lever
takes a brake cable with the barrel end rather than the mushroom end on a regular road lever.
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Just a standard MTB type brake cable end. Connect the brake and then try to rotate the end so it
sits where it should. The tension of the brake should keep it there.

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> rcanon-<
< I'm running a Tektro aero bar lever that plugs
> into the end of the cow horn bar. The lever takes a brake cable with the barrel end rather than
> the mushroom end on a regular road lever.
>><BR><BR>

"Qui si parla Campagnolo"
> Just a standard MTB type brake cable end. Connect the brake and then try
to
> rotate the end so it sits where it should. The tension of the brake should
keep
> it there.

Thanks! The shop where I got the brake cable does a fair amount of BMX stuff as well... Is there a
difference between MTB and BMX brake cable ends?
 
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