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Brake cable end stops – fitting into levers and callipers – advice please

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  • September 13, 2024 at 10:29 pm #32959
    David9694

    You’re meant to use end stops or ferrules on cables to reinforce the casing at the point of power, where the cabling meets the component. I often find that a brake cable with the slenderest of metal ferrules on it is too fat to fit into the cup provided by many brake levers and some brake callipers.

    Am I doing it wrong? 

    I’ve just had a Fibrax brake cable fitting into one of these non-aero levers decide to go off at an angle and the inner tearing its way through the casing. It was quite generously cut so the cable hits the lever nearly at the vertical. The other side, which hasn’t (so far) had a problem, is at more of an angle. 

    https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m7b0s103p2728/DIACOMPE-Gran-Compe-202-Brake-Levers

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  • September 26, 2024 at 7:44 pm #1023865
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    Rendel Harris
    Spangly Shiny wrote:
     a selection to see if that can get you out of a hole.

    Kind offer, I think though they need a ferrule that will get them into a hole…

    (BTW I don’t think there’s any PM facility on this website, is there?)

    September 26, 2024 at 7:42 pm #1023863
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    Rendel Harris

    Are you positive you’re using

    Are you positive you’re using the right size cable housing? If the ferrule fits the housing snugly as it should but it won’t fit in the component you may need slimmer housing and ferrules. 5mm is standard nowadays but I wonder if retro-style levers like that might require a slimmer outer? Just a thought.

    September 26, 2024 at 6:41 pm #1023861
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    Spangly Shiny

    I have lots of cable end

    I have lots of cable end ferules from various Jagwire fits (I never throw anything away). PM me with an address where I can send you a selection to see if that can get you out of a hole.

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