Cable Ends

[lazybloke]

I should have thought of that. I asked my LBS for a couple of Schrader valve caps, and he pulled out several and gave them to me. I would have been willing to pay him for them.

If you wander past a KwikFit or similar, there are valve caps everywhere.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I have agreed to buy two more today to restore. So that'll be 8 gear cable ends needed.

How do you use 4 gear cables per bike? (Or I guess you just use the same ones for brakes too?)

 

[Dogtrousers]

How do you use 4 gear cables per bike? (Or I guess you just use the same ones for brakes too?)

He could be planning on a 50% loss rate of caps that are dropped on the floor and mysteriously disappear.

It's slightly higher than I'd expect, but not unreasonable.

 

[MontyVeda]

... Turns out I am now the proud owner of a hundred and fifty cable crimps all the same size. And that lot cost me $25 (postage and shipping cost more than the crimps.) I'll never use them up even if I live another hundred years.

If I wasn't so old, I'd start my own bike shop.

I ended up buying a bag of a 1000 because it was so ridiculously cheap compared to buying a bag of ten or even fifty it felt like a no brainer.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Of all the cable crimps manufactured I wonder what percentage actually make it to the ends of cables.

 

[AlBaker]

Of all the cable crimps manufactured I wonder what percentage actually make it to the ends of cables.

I might put some on my tooth picks, just to pretty them up a bit.

 

[fossyant]

I have more than one bike. Just a few more.

Just a few, and then some !

 

[Milzy]

I thought the coloured cable caps on eBay were for brakes and the gear cable. Don’t tell me there’s two different sizes for each? Never had a problem using what ever got sent on either.