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frame mounted brake cable tension adjuster

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  • March 28, 2010 at 12:11 pm #12257
    cat1commuter

    Is there a name for the adjusters you can find on brake cable mounts for adjusting cable tension, such as [url=/content/image/15659-kinesis-crosslight-5t-rear-brake]this on on the Kinesis CrossLight 5T[/url]? I can’t seem to find them as spares, but I may be missing the magic keywords for a successful search.

    Do they depend on a particular kind of frame fitting? I note that Kinesis haven’t installed one on [url=/content/image/15647-kinesis-crosslight-5t-bar-drop]the front cable hanger[/url], where it would be useful.

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  • April 5, 2010 at 12:12 pm #633891
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    cat1commuter

    The Ragley Rodwell frame +
    The Ragley Rodwell frame + fork comes with a nice headset top cap with integrated barrel adjuster too.

    April 5, 2010 at 10:42 am #633889
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    cat1commuter

    I think this FSA Orbit CX
    I think this FSA Orbit CX headset is possibly the best solution I have found:

    [url=http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-FSA-FSA-Orbit-CE-CX-1-1-8-Inch-Aheadset-with-Integrated-Cable-Hanger-22264.htm]http://www.sjscycles.co.uk//images/products/22264fsa_xl.jpg[/url]

    On the FSA website the barrel adjuster is only shown on the integrated and internal Orbit CX headsets, not the external model.

    March 30, 2010 at 4:58 pm #633887
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    cat1commuter

    Thanks, I like the look of
    Thanks, I like the look of the flexible V-brake noodle.

    And yes, the inline cable adjusters do work well. I already have them on a bike with mini-Vs, but I am planning to minimise the number of junctions in the cable.

    March 30, 2010 at 4:11 pm #633885
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    VecchioJo

    the easiest things to get
    the easiest things to get would be some [url=http://www.madison.co.uk/productinfo.aspx?vertical=Cycling&catref=BRT0305]in-line cable-adjusters[/url], you can fit them anywhere you chose on a brake outer, probably the most useful thing i’ve ever fitted to a ‘cross bike, it says they’re for gear-cable use but they work just fine with brakes

    March 30, 2010 at 1:44 pm #633883
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    STATO

    Plenty of options for
    Plenty of options for adjusters if you know where to look.

    Prob the best option ive tried (on my cross bike) is a flexible v-brake noodle with adjuster from Charlie the bikemonger.. http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/userimages/procart18.htm
    i run canti’s so just use it to replace a section of outer leading to the rear stop. You can see it here… http://www.flickr.com/photos/dickyelsdon/3337790803/in/set-72157619956732896/
    Works a treat.

    I have also tried shifter ones, but they tend to be plastic and risky for use with a brake…
    http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-Ritchey-Ritchey-Cable-Tension-Barrel-Adjusters-15729.htm

    March 29, 2010 at 10:35 am #633881
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    cat1commuter

    Yes, I’m pretty confident
    Yes, I’m pretty confident that when I do the build I’ll be able to do something neat. I have plenty of local bike shops, one of which is bound to have something appropriate in a drawer of bits.

    March 28, 2010 at 9:45 pm #633879
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    dave atkinson

    the five t just uses a
    the five t just uses a standard barrel adjuster, the same as you’d find on the down tube of a road bike. you need a hanger that’s threaded for it to work, and most aren’t, but you could probably bodge it đŸ™‚

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