Bicycle Brake Cable Ends
Bicycle Brake Cable Ends – there are at least 3 different types (two in the picture below, along with a shifter cable, and another with tapered sides I might post a picture of at some point). Why?
No, really, why? Even my favorite resource, http://www.sheldonbrown.com doesn’t say why.
I’d like to know at the moment because my shifters take the stepped, on-axis cylinder type of cable, but all the replacement cables I have are of the perpindicular cylinder or tapered type. Which should I install? Should I really shell out money for a new cable and give away my others? Why?
[Above image reposted, without permission, from http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/01/16/just-ask-jack-when-to-replace-cables/ , a useful guide to brake cable repair.]