Sourcing bottom bracket cable guides

"Graham Ashton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I need to replace the bottom bracket cable guide on my early 90s Dawes
Galaxy. I phoned a bike shop who said that there were essentially two
sorts that attach underneath the bottom bracket:

1. An old type with a builtin plug that you push into the bottom
bracket.

2. A more modern type with a bolt.

I have type 1. The bike shop said you couldn't get hold of the older
sort any more. Does anybody know where I might be able to get hold of
one?

Cheers,

Graham

I had this problem. Tap the hole and use a bolt.

Ken.

Graham Ashton said:

I need to replace the bottom bracket cable guide on my early 90s Dawes
Galaxy. I phoned a bike shop who said that there were essentially two
sorts that attach underneath the bottom bracket:

1. An old type with a builtin plug that you push into the bottom
bracket.

2. A more modern type with a bolt.

I have type 1. The bike shop said you couldn't get hold of the older
sort any more. Does anybody know where I might be able to get hold of
one?

<goes to look in bits box>

--

Tim

I understand very little of what's being discussed
but for some reason it's fascinating.

(Jon Thompson, urs)

On Mon, 26 May 2008 10:50:51 -0700 (PDT)

Graham Ashton said:

I need to replace the bottom bracket cable guide on my early 90s Dawes
Galaxy. I phoned a bike shop who said that there were essentially two
sorts that attach underneath the bottom bracket:

1. An old type with a builtin plug that you push into the bottom
bracket.

2. A more modern type with a bolt.

I have type 1. The bike shop said you couldn't get hold of the older
sort any more.

Translation: he can't be bothered.

Quoted message said:

Does anybody know where I might be able to get hold of
one?

Here's one
http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/418-471546
but there are several types and the fixing hole might not line up or be
the right size. You can just glue on the bolt-on type - cable tension
pretty much holds them in place anyway. Or jam a bit of wall plug in
the hole and use a self-tapper.

Rob Morley said:

Here's one http://www.bonthronebikes.co.uk/418-471546

Cracking, cheers. One is on order...

Tim - Thanks for looking.

Graham