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Mark Janeba
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!Jones wrote:
> Mafac straddle cables:
>
> In the days of old (like about 1980 or so), were the barrel ends of
> brake cables a different size than they are today?
>
> The reason I ask is because I'm setting up some Mafac cantilever
> brakes from that era and the barrel ends are not seating. The notch
> in the cantilever arm that receives the cable end is significantly
> smaller than my modern QBP cable end.
>
> It does not look like a viable option to leave the cable end anything
> less than firmly seated in it's notch. Is there an elegant solution?
If I understand you correctly, you're talking about the straddle cable
that connects to both cantilever arms. These are derailleur cables.
One end is bolted to the arm; for the other you need a
doohickey[1]threaded on the end of the cable to engage the cantilever
arms. See photo: http://home.comcast.net/~mandmlj/MafacStraddle.jpg
(Photo from a 1980 Mafac tandem cantilever brake arm)
Notice how the "doohickey" keeps the cantilever arms from spreading and
letting the cable slip through.
I'm guessing that you're using a more modern straddle that has a *large*
lug on one end.
Hope this helps,
Mark Janeba
> Mafac straddle cables:
>
> In the days of old (like about 1980 or so), were the barrel ends of
> brake cables a different size than they are today?
>
> The reason I ask is because I'm setting up some Mafac cantilever
> brakes from that era and the barrel ends are not seating. The notch
> in the cantilever arm that receives the cable end is significantly
> smaller than my modern QBP cable end.
>
> It does not look like a viable option to leave the cable end anything
> less than firmly seated in it's notch. Is there an elegant solution?
If I understand you correctly, you're talking about the straddle cable
that connects to both cantilever arms. These are derailleur cables.
One end is bolted to the arm; for the other you need a
doohickey[1]threaded on the end of the cable to engage the cantilever
arms. See photo: http://home.comcast.net/~mandmlj/MafacStraddle.jpg
(Photo from a 1980 Mafac tandem cantilever brake arm)
Notice how the "doohickey" keeps the cantilever arms from spreading and
letting the cable slip through.
I'm guessing that you're using a more modern straddle that has a *large*
lug on one end.
Hope this helps,
Mark Janeba