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    Richard Bates
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    To save having to take cable cutters with me on a two week trip I'm going to cut off the unwanted
    nipples from my spare brake/gear cables, leaving the cable long enough to be used at the rear. Is
    there a good way to stop them from fraying in transit?

    Last time I wrapped sellotape around the cable before cutting it but it still frayed.

    Any other ideas?

    Love and unwanted nipples from Rich x

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    change the obvious bit to richard

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  2. Steve Holdoway
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    Richard Bates said:

    To save having to take cable cutters with me on a two week trip I'm going to cut off the unwanted
    nipples from my spare brake/gear cables, leaving the cable long enough to be used at the rear. Is
    there a good way to stop them from fraying in transit?

    Last time I wrapped sellotape around the cable before cutting it but it still frayed.

    Any other ideas?

    Either a good pair of cutters or solder???

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    Love and unwanted nipples from Rich x

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  3. Pete Biggs
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    Richard Bates said:

    To save having to take cable cutters with me on a two week trip I'm going to cut off the unwanted
    nipples from my spare brake/gear cables, leaving the cable long enough to be used at the rear. Is
    there a good way to stop them from fraying in transit?

    Last time I wrapped sellotape around the cable before cutting it but it still frayed.

    Any other ideas?

    Epoxy resin. I use it on my cables instead of metal end caps. Works very well, and you should be
    able to remove it (or the excess) with a knife if cable end needs be threaded through things.

    ~PB

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  4. Pete Biggs
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    Steve Holdoway said:

    Either a good pair of cutters or solder???

    Solder would be good but it's difficult to apply to stainless steel. Most good cables are
    stainless now.

    ~PB

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  5. Ben
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    Richard Bates said:

    To save having to take cable cutters with me on a two week trip I'm going to cut off the unwanted
    nipples from my spare brake/gear cables, leaving the cable long enough to be used at the rear. Is
    there a good way to stop them from fraying in transit?

    Last time I wrapped sellotape around the cable before cutting it but it still frayed.

    Any other ideas?

    Super glue on the end.
    --
    "We take these risks, not to escape from life, but to prevent life escaping from us." ***** replace
    'spam' with 'ben' to reply *****

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  6. Richard Bates
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    Peter B' email hidden in said:

    Heatshrink cable sleeving available from Maplins, Farnell, RS Components et

    Excellent. Cheers! Still quite fancy the superglue idea too!

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    change the obvious bit to richard

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  7. Pete Biggs
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    Richard Bates said:
    Quoted message said:

    Heatshrink cable sleeving available from Maplins, Farnell, RS Components et

    Excellent. Cheers! Still quite fancy the superglue idea too!

    Epoxy resin (aka Alraldite) works better than both of those and is more arodynamic :-)

    ~PB

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  8. The Mark
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    Pete Biggs said:
    Richard Bates said:

    To save having to take cable cutters with me on a two week trip I'm going to cut off the unwanted
    nipples from my spare brake/gear cables, leaving the cable long enough to be used at the rear. Is
    there a good way to stop them from fraying in transit?

    Last time I wrapped sellotape around the cable before cutting it but it still frayed.

    Any other ideas?

    Epoxy resin. I use it on my cables instead of metal end caps. Works very well, and you should be
    able to remove it (or the excess) with a knife if cable end needs be threaded through things.

    ~PB

    I thread the end of the cable through a bit of 13 amp mains cable insulation sleeve, a little oil
    helps here and you get a choice of colours.
    --
    Mark Road bike, Mountain bike and I'm getting something special built for me (I hope it will
    arrive soon).

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