Bobby Julich's extra TT Brake?

Take a look at this http://jtekengineering.com/AeroBrake.htm

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Does anyone know how he has his extra tt brake cable cabled. A friend
of mine has used one cable, yes one cable, through both brake levers.
The result doesn't make for the best braking.

Cheers
CC

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Take a look at this http://jtekengineering.com/AeroBrake.htm

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Does anyone know how he has his extra tt brake cable cabled. A friend
of mine has used one cable, yes one cable, through both brake levers.
The result doesn't make for the best braking.

Cheers
CC

Interesting. But photos of Basso's bike from the Giro suggest that CSC
was using a simpler solution; a passthrough of a single cable e.g.,
like the cabling for cross levers.

- rick

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Take a look at this http://jtekengineering.com/AeroBrake.htm

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Does anyone know how he has his extra TT brake cable cabled. A
friend of mine has used one cable, yes one cable, through both
brake levers. The result doesn't make for the best braking.

The above device should have no effect on the quality of brake control
having no separate effect on either lever, the TT brake levers being
mechanically in series with the handlebar levers. This is a clean and
elegant solution with no drawbacks except expense... and a bit of
maintenance.

Jobst Brandt

Thank you for the info!
CC

Quoted message said:

The above device should have no effect on the quality of brake control
having no separate effect on either lever, the TT brake levers being
mechanically in series with the handlebar levers. This is a clean and
elegant solution with no drawbacks except expense... and a bit of
maintenance.

It effectively seems to be doing the same thing as those on-top-of-the-bar
levers: one actuation point pulls the inner cable, and another pulls the
outer cable. If it's mounted, as seems to be the intention, on the brake,
it does mean that pulling on the second brake will cause the tension to go
all the way through that cable to the device, causing the outer housing of
the other cable to be pulled up and go in compression, which is
transmitted to that brake handle, and then the inner cable on that pulls
the brake up. Which means that both sets of outer housing go into
compression and the brakes might be a bit less responsive. If you mount
them as close to both levers as possible that effect should be minimal.

There's no real reason for it to cost $47.50 apart from the very low
volume and probably hand-made-in-the-US thingy. If it becomes popular, the
device ought to be in the $5 range.

Jasper