That indeed is a good question. It certainly solders enough to stop the end from fraying. Once soldered I put a cap on it to finish the job. Perhaps it depends upon the quality of the cable. It said that it was stainless steel. I just use ordinary leaded solder as now a days you should use unleaded high melting point. I`ll take a photo tomorrow and post it on here.Genuine question, I'd assumed the cable would be stainless steel?
Can you solder it, or do you just just blob the end so the solder is really just sticking to itself around the strands?
Heat-shrink does a neat jobI usually put a blob Super Glue the end of cables to stop them fraying and put an end cap on .Works for me.
That indeed is a good question. It certainly solders enough to stop the end from fraying. Once soldered I put a cap on it to finish the job. Perhaps it depends upon the quality of the cable. It said that it was stainless steel. I just use ordinary leaded solder as now a days you should use unleaded high melting point. I`ll take a photo tomorrow and post it on here.
So do I. I tin it so that if I have to take the cable off for cleaning etc it won`t fray once I have taken the nipple off. I can then thread it back through easily.I just use a crimped nipple 😮
My team of lawyers are still talking to Ribble's people but hopefully an enormous cheque will drop through the letterbox soonThe Gran Fondo is the bike I fancied, the chap at Ribble sat me on it and the Sportive and said the Sportive geometry would suit me better, they were about the same price so got that. Do you think my saddle needs moving back?
My winter bike is also a Ribble a CR1, rack, mudguards and a Son dynamo hub, I may get some 28mm Durano DDs to help with the poor roads.