"Danny" <
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> "Craig Brossman" <
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> > (snip) I'm sure that it is a better approach for both. I would imagine the reason for doing
> > this is to minimize the exposure of
> the
> > cable to the dirty, ugly world, or more specifically, minimize the
number
> of
> > places the dirty, ugly world can enter the housing. Dirt, crud, water,
all
> > these things will tend to increase the friction inside the housing and therefore increase
> > cable/lever drag.
> >
> > Having said all that, you will no doubt run straight cable on the front disc. On the rear disc,
> > you'll only use the normal stops along the top
> tube
> > (assuming that is where your stops are), then straight cable from the
back
> > stop to the caliper. I am about to install the Avids on my ride and this
> is
> > my plan. It seems like a reasonable compromise, the cable stops on the
top
> > tube are not normally a cruddy area. Of course, I ride in a pretty dry climate, YMMV.
> >
> > --
> > Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove .nospam. if replying)
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> I'm sure that most of you have more experience at this than I, but for my Avids, I used a set of
> Avid Flak Jacket cables. They are an excellent
cable
> and come with little wipers for the exposed cable that do a pretty good
job
> of keeping debris and foriegn matter out of the housings.
>
> Just my $.02
>
> Danny
>
>
I ran the Flak Jackets for a season and hated them. They seemed worse that standard Shimano housing
and were more expensive. I am glad to hear that someone likes them, but from what I hear on this NG,
you are in the minority. Still, it doesn't matter what we say, good luck to you.
BTW, our experience matters very little, your opinion is just as valuable, certainly more so when it
comes to your own backyard.
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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove .nospam. if replying)