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Michael Press
Guest
A few months ago I installed Tektro R200A brake levers
and new cables. Yesterday both brake cables broke.
They broke at the plane between the bulb and the
cylinder of the end piece. The hinged reciever for the
cable end piece is chafed by the cable indicating that
the brake lever mechanism bends the cable rather than
pulling the cable straight out of the cable housing.
Are these levers a bad design? Perhaps there is
something about installing aero brake levers that I do
not understand. I cannot continue with a system that
breaks brake cables every few months, and I do not want
to put back the old style levers. Will I have to buy
levers that actually pull the cable straight rather
than bending the cable as it pulls?
--
Michael Press
and new cables. Yesterday both brake cables broke.
They broke at the plane between the bulb and the
cylinder of the end piece. The hinged reciever for the
cable end piece is chafed by the cable indicating that
the brake lever mechanism bends the cable rather than
pulling the cable straight out of the cable housing.
Are these levers a bad design? Perhaps there is
something about installing aero brake levers that I do
not understand. I cannot continue with a system that
breaks brake cables every few months, and I do not want
to put back the old style levers. Will I have to buy
levers that actually pull the cable straight rather
than bending the cable as it pulls?
--
Michael Press