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Andrew Reddaway
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Hi everyone - hope you can help a semi-newbie! Please excuse some wrong terminology...
I bought a commuter bike about a month ago (Mongoose Randonneur 2003 model):
http://www.christiecycles.com.au/Randonneur%20press.pdf After I upgraded the brakes to Shorty 4's,
I've been happy with it, except for a nagging complaint - it's got no cable adjustment for the
brakes (except by releasing the cable with an allen key). The guys at the LBS I bought it from
doesn't know much; they probably won't be able to help... I've googled the previous messages and
read Sheldon Brown on this topic.
For the rear brakes, I guess I can use an inline cable adjuster, eg:
http://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=BR4041 Are these things OK for brake cables, or just
for shifter cables?
For the front brakes there isn't really a good spot for an inline adjuster, so it looks like my best
option will be to get a new cable hanger with a barrel adjuster (the current one has no threads for
a barrel adjuster). My headset is threadless 1 1/8". I saw that some cable hangers have a "tab" on
their inner diameter, presumably to fit into a groove on the stem. eg:
http://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=BR1215
However, my stem doesn't have any groove, so I'll need a cable hanger that "clamps on", eg
Problem Solvers: http://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=BR3357 The catch is that this part
may not have have threads for a barrel adjuster. Does anyone know if its "noodle" can take a
barrel adjuster?
I also found one reference to another Problem Solver cable hanger BR3355 with a barrel adjuster,
that may do what I want: http://www.bikeusa.com/components/cables/cables3.htm But I don't know if
this "clamps on".
What's the best way for me to go?
Thanks, Andrew
I bought a commuter bike about a month ago (Mongoose Randonneur 2003 model):
http://www.christiecycles.com.au/Randonneur%20press.pdf After I upgraded the brakes to Shorty 4's,
I've been happy with it, except for a nagging complaint - it's got no cable adjustment for the
brakes (except by releasing the cable with an allen key). The guys at the LBS I bought it from
doesn't know much; they probably won't be able to help... I've googled the previous messages and
read Sheldon Brown on this topic.
For the rear brakes, I guess I can use an inline cable adjuster, eg:
http://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=BR4041 Are these things OK for brake cables, or just
for shifter cables?
For the front brakes there isn't really a good spot for an inline adjuster, so it looks like my best
option will be to get a new cable hanger with a barrel adjuster (the current one has no threads for
a barrel adjuster). My headset is threadless 1 1/8". I saw that some cable hangers have a "tab" on
their inner diameter, presumably to fit into a groove on the stem. eg:
http://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=BR1215
However, my stem doesn't have any groove, so I'll need a cable hanger that "clamps on", eg
Problem Solvers: http://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=BR3357 The catch is that this part
may not have have threads for a barrel adjuster. Does anyone know if its "noodle" can take a
barrel adjuster?
I also found one reference to another Problem Solver cable hanger BR3355 with a barrel adjuster,
that may do what I want: http://www.bikeusa.com/components/cables/cables3.htm But I don't know if
this "clamps on".
What's the best way for me to go?
Thanks, Andrew