Finishing cables..

[Arrowfoot]

There are a lot of inter-related strands.

Pun intended?

 

[bikingdad90]

I’ve found with crimp cable ends if you give the end a yank with a pair of needle nose pliers it’ll come off without any damage to the cables. Just pinch just below the start of the crimp.

 

[roley poley]

My front is not snipped to length but coiled about its self to keep it out the way ...keeping the length of a cable to fit the rear....blob of super glue ....never cap your cables too short you may find them useful

 

[andrew_s]

My front is not snipped to length but coiled about its self to keep it out the way .

I tried that once.
After a while, the weight of the coil bouncing up and down caused fatigue, and the cable broke off where it exited the clamp bolt.

 

[Cycleops]

This is what they do here, coil ‘em.

 

[fossyant]

Coiled cables, good god.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Coiled cables, good god.

Oh dear. Is that bad?

Well it's a good job I never do it then! (Surreptitiously moves bike so that the cables are out of view)

 

[presta]

This is what they do here, coil ‘em.

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Without TyRaps around it, I wouldn't trust that not to come unravelled and get tangled in the wheel.

 

[Randomnerd]

Coiled. But which way? I prefer clockwise, but unfurl it all and coil counterclockwise every quarter, to prevent the wire getting too much memory.

Or...

I couldn't give a flying eff, because I just crimp and go?

 

[Cycleops]

Without TyRaps around it, I wouldn't trust that not to come unravelled and get tangled in the wheel.

Never had that or seen that happen.

 

[Ian H]

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/cables/anti-fray-ends-bag-of-100/

 

[Andy in Germany]

With suitable trigger warnings to sensitive people like @fossyant....

As an added advantage they give me plenty of length to pull the tension how I want it, and provide a ring pull for emergency re-tensioning on the road.

On brakes I tuck them into the spring:

As @Cycleops said, I've never known them get caught in anything.

 

[Andy in Germany]

With suitable trigger warnings to sensitive people like @fossyant....




















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As an added advantage they give me plenty of length to pull the tension how I want it, and provide a ring pull for emergency re-tensioning on the road.

On brakes I tuck them into the spring:

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As @Cycleops said, I've never known them get caught in anything.

Forgot to say, it holds if you twist it a minimum if 3 times.