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Old March 30th 05, 03:49 PM
strawberry
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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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Old March 30th 05, 05:06 PM
S o r n i
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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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Old March 30th 05, 05:12 PM
strawberry
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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
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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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Old March 30th 05, 05:14 PM
Ride-A-Lot
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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.

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Old March 30th 05, 05:42 PM
strawberry
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"Ride-A-Lot" wrote in message
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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


prefer a bit extra stopping power at the front, and the xtr is 25 and the lx
is about 15


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Old March 30th 05, 06:43 PM
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"strawberry" wrote in message
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"Ride-A-Lot" wrote in message
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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


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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Old March 31st 05, 02:45 AM
Nelson Binch \(aka Ground Control\)
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"strawberry" wrote in message
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|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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Old March 31st 05, 02:48 AM
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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)
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Old March 31st 05, 07:41 AM
Phil, Squid-in-Training
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Nelson Binch (aka Ground Control) wrote:
"strawberry" wrote in message
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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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Old March 31st 05, 02:16 PM
routebeer
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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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