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braking system
i intend to use an xtr front brake, lx on the rear, and xt levers, which
cables will i need and can anyone forsee any problems with this setup ? tia |
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strawberry wrote:
i intend to use an xtr front brake, lx on the rear, and xt levers, which cables will i need and can anyone forsee any problems with this setup ? Any brake cable, and your friends will wonder why you couldn't make up your mind. /bs |
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xtr brake -£25
already have the lx, and prefer xt levers! thanks for the advice! "S o r n i" wrote in message ... strawberry wrote: i intend to use an xtr front brake, lx on the rear, and xt levers, which cables will i need and can anyone forsee any problems with this setup ? Any brake cable, and your friends will wonder why you couldn't make up your mind. /bs |
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strawberry wrote:
xtr brake -£25 already have the lx, and prefer xt levers! thanks for the advice! "S o r n i" wrote in message ... strawberry wrote: i intend to use an xtr front brake, lx on the rear, and xt levers, which cables will i need and can anyone forsee any problems with this setup ? Any brake cable, and your friends will wonder why you couldn't make up your mind. /bs Then why not get an lx for the the front? It's got to be cheaper than the XTR. -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
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"Ride-A-Lot" wrote in message ... strawberry wrote: xtr brake -£25 already have the lx, and prefer xt levers! thanks for the advice! "S o r n i" wrote in message ... strawberry wrote: i intend to use an xtr front brake, lx on the rear, and xt levers, which cables will i need and can anyone forsee any problems with this setup ? Any brake cable, and your friends will wonder why you couldn't make up your mind. /bs Then why not get an lx for the the front? It's got to be cheaper than the XTR. -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws prefer a bit extra stopping power at the front, and the xtr is 25 and the lx is about 15 |
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"strawberry" wrote in message ... "Ride-A-Lot" wrote in message ... strawberry wrote: xtr brake -£25 already have the lx, and prefer xt levers! thanks for the advice! "S o r n i" wrote in message ... strawberry wrote: i intend to use an xtr front brake, lx on the rear, and xt levers, which cables will i need and can anyone forsee any problems with this setup ? Any brake cable, and your friends will wonder why you couldn't make up your mind. /bs Then why not get an lx for the the front? It's got to be cheaper than the XTR. -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws prefer a bit extra stopping power at the front, and the xtr is 25 and the lx is about 15 Don't be fooled by the hype machine. you'd get better stopping power by replacing the pads on the LX brakes with Kool-Stop salmon pads. XTR doesn't necisarily have more braking power, just lighter weight. Jason |
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"strawberry" wrote in message
... |i intend to use an xtr front brake, lx on the rear, and xt levers, which | cables will i need and can anyone forsee any problems with this setup ? | | tia | | Make sure to get the machined type made from stainless steel. Make sure it is coated with some sort of super slippy substance like black teflon. Then make sure all your housings are ultra clean - use a squirt bottle and shoot alchohol thru them, followed by a blast from an air gun. Then make sure your ferrules have the little rubber donuts to keep spooge out of the housings (which should be teflon or gortex lined.) Then again you could use just about anything and swap them out often and have pretty good performance. |
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Per strawberry:
which cables I would emphasize Sorni's "...Brake..." (coiled wire in the housing) - as opposed to der (straight wire in the housing) -- PeteCresswell |
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Nelson Binch (aka Ground Control) wrote:
"strawberry" wrote in message ... i intend to use an xtr front brake, lx on the rear, and xt levers, which cables will i need and can anyone forsee any problems with this setup ? tia Make sure to get the machined type made from stainless steel. Make sure it is coated with some sort of super slippy substance like black teflon. Not necessary to be teflon-coated. Then make sure all your housings are ultra clean - use a squirt bottle and shoot alchohol thru them, followed by a blast from an air gun. Then make sure your ferrules have the little rubber donuts to keep spooge out of the housings (which should be teflon or gortex lined.) The donuts do nothing to keep stuff out of the housing. They only serve to prevent cable slap on the frame. Then again you could use just about anything and swap them out often and have pretty good performance. Definitely the way to go. With the "sealed" systems, a bit of grit always gets in, and you have crappy performance for a long time thereafter. Cables and housing are meant to be disposable/replaceable components of a bike. At $20 a set for all cables and housing, the performance difference is well worth the cost. -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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strawberry wrote: xtr brake -=A325 already have the lx, and prefer xt levers! 25 pounds is too much. My whole bike weighs less than that. |
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