....about to start building a new bike around a campy record group. ...have built only one campy before and only about 3 shimano bikes. My question is about cable lengths.
Are there any good sites on the web that provide photos depicting the proper/ideal cable lengths for the brakes and derailleurs (primarily the rear ones). I think I made the rear brake cable a bit short on my last build. ...works fine, but when using the rear brake, the cable moves somewhat away from the frame and I can feel it on my left leg. On some photos I've noticed the rear brake cable having been left a bit longer/higher as it leaves the top-tube than I left mine. From what I gather, the rear derailleur cable should be left almost as long as practical for the best shifting.
...about to start building a new bike around a campy record group. ...have built only one campy before and only about 3 shimano bikes. My question is about cable lengths.
Are there any good sites on the web that provide photos depicting the proper/ideal cable lengths for the brakes and derailleurs (primarily the rear ones). I think I made the rear brake cable a bit short on my last build. ...works fine, but when using the rear brake, the cable moves somewhat away from the frame and I can feel it on my left leg. On some photos I've noticed the rear brake cable having been left a bit longer/higher as it leaves the top-tube than I left mine. From what I gather, the rear derailleur cable should be left almost as long as practical for the best shifting.
From what I gather, the rear derailleur cable should be left almost as long as practical for the best shifting.
Jeff
The rear derailer housing loop should be just long enough so that you can be sure it's running in a straight line into the derailer's barrel adjustor. It's extremely common for people to leave it too short, introducing friction right where the cable enters the derailer. You can look at most manufacturer's yearly glam shots of their bikes to see examples of this.
...about to start building a new bike around a campy record group. ...have built only one campy before and only about 3 shimano bikes. My question is about cable lengths.
Are there any good sites on the web that provide photos depicting the proper/ideal cable lengths for the brakes and derailleurs (primarily the rear ones). I think I made the rear brake cable a bit short on my last build. ...works fine, but when using the rear brake, the cable moves somewhat away from the frame and I can feel it on my left leg. On some photos I've noticed the rear brake cable having been left a bit longer/higher as it leaves the top-tube than I left mine. From what I gather, the rear derailleur cable should be left almost as long as practical for the best shifting.
If it's of any help, I have a gallery that shows various stages in my race bike build (Van Nicholas Chinook Ti frame with Campag Chorus 2007). I have used Nokon cables in this build, the turns might be slightly tighter than standard Campag cables, but should give you some idea. http://lbrc.org/Gallery/Forms/AllItems.aspx
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On Oct 7, 2:40 am, "Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote:
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If it's of any help, I have a gallery that shows various stages in my race bike build (Van Nicholas Chinook Ti frame with Campag Chorus 2007). I have used Nokon cables in this build, the turns might be slightly tighter than standard Campag cables, but should give you some idea. http://lbrc.org/Gallery/Forms/AllItems.aspx
Regards, Richard,
All responses helped. The Sheldon Brown site was most helpful - it seems that a number of the photos I've seen in the past have rear brake cables too long according to Sheldon. According to him, the slight problem with my old bike might be a rear brake cable that is slightly too long rather than too short. ...perhaps I'll shorten it a bit and see what happens.
So how do you like those Nokon cables - are they really worth the price?
On Oct 7, 2:40 am, "Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote: If it's of any help, I have a gallery that shows various stages in my race bike build (Van Nicholas Chinook Ti frame with Campag Chorus 2007). I have used Nokon cables in this build, the turns might be slightly tighter than standard Campag cables, but should give you some idea.http://lbrc.org/Gallery/Forms/AllItems.aspx
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Regards, Richard,
All responses helped. The Sheldon Brown site was most helpful - it seems that a number of the photos I've seen in the past have rear brake cables too long according to Sheldon. According to him, the slight problem with my old bike might be a rear brake cable that is slightly too long rather than too short. ...perhaps I'll shorten it a bit and see what happens.
So how do you like those Nokon cables - are they really worth the price?
I like my Nokon cables very much. Not because because they work much better, and not because they are that much lighter, just because they look much nicer, and because sometimes it's nice to able to adjust the outer casing length without needing to buy new cables.
For next year's racing season, I will upgrade them even further by adding PowerCordz non-steel synthetic inner cables to my rig,
R.
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So how do you like those Nokon cables - are they really worth the price?
