Table of Contents
- 1 Can you use brake cable housing for shifter cables?
- 2 Can I use brake cable outer for gears?
- 3 Is there a difference between brake cable and gear cable?
- 4 How do you put a brake cable on a bike?
- 5 Are derailleur cables the same as brake cables?
- 6 What are the different types of bike cables?
- 7 What is the difference between MTB and road brake cables?
Can you use brake cable housing for shifter cables?
It’s really not recommended. Brake cable housings have a coiled metal spiral embedded in them, while compressionless shift cables have a series of tiny round wires running parallel along the length of housing. If you were to use brake cable housings on shift cables the result can be very poor shifting.
Can you use brake cable for derailleur?
Will it work? No. The cable diameters for brake and derailleurs are different. The brake cable housing will be too large for a derailleur cable.
Can I use brake cable outer for gears?
in short, yes. Brake cable outers are compressible to a small degree when curved (the wire in the outer is wound like a spring). If you use one for indexed gears, the cable pull could vary slightly as the outer compresses across a curve in it’s route.
Does cable need brake housing?
Brake to a stop with your rear brake, then front, and then use both. You’ll see that the front brake stops better than the rear, but both brakes used together are far superior than either brake used by themselves. With the advent of new technology, motorcycles are getting more powerful and faster.
Is there a difference between brake cable and gear cable?
Gear cables are wound through particularly tight curves within the shifters too, which means there’s a lot of potential for wear. Brake cables normally have an easier time of it because their runs are straighter, but there’s much more force travelling through them.
Is gear and brake cable the same?
How do you put a brake cable on a bike?
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Is brake cable housing the same as gear cable housing?
Brake cable housing is made from one coiled square-section wire. At the cut end you’ll only see one wire, spiralled around the housing. Gear cables (for modern STi) are made of a large no. of longitudinal wires.
Are derailleur cables the same as brake cables?
A Shimano cable head is slightly larger than a Campy head so it may not fit into a Campy road brake. Derailleur cables are thinner, 1.1/1.2mm in diameter. There are two heads available on derailleur cables – Shimano and Campagnolo.
What are the different types of derailleur cable housing?
There are two heads available on derailleur cables – Shimano and Campagnolo. A Shimano cable head is slightly larger than a Campy head so it may not fit into a Campy shifter. Just like with cables, housing comes in two different types: brake and shifter.
What are the different types of bike cables?
There are two basic types of cables; brake and shifter. Brake cables are thicker, typically 1.5/1.6mm in diameter. Brake cables come with a choice of three different heads – one for mountain/flat bar brake levers, one for Shimano road/drop bar brake levers (compatible with most non-Shimano levers), and one for Campagnolo road/drop bar brake levers.
Can you use brake cable housing for drivetrain?
The answer is…it depends. If the drivetrain isn’t indexed (it doesn’t click into gear) then you can use brake cable housing. If the drivetrain is indexed, then you cannot use brake cable housing, unless you use compressionless brake cable housing like Avid Flak Jacket.
What is the difference between MTB and road brake cables?
One major difference in MTB vs road BRAKE cable is the different sizes and styles of head: road cables have mushroom like ends where as MTB brake cables have barrel like ends. Shifter cable ends are the same.