Routing rear brake cable through top tube

Pekka
Pekka Posts: 119
edited September 2007 in Workshop
I am rebuilding a Dawes Super Galaxy frame and I have a question about routing the rear brake cable. The brake cable runs inside the top tube of the frame and I would like to know the following: should I run the outer cable through the top tube or should I cut it leaving only the inner cable to run through the the top tube leaving the outer cable on both ends?

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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    You need to run the outer cable through the frame otherwise your rear brake won't work - the brake cable need to work agains the outer to exert a pull on the caliper - as there are no fixed stops inside the frame - no brake!
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • leonlikestrees
    leonlikestrees Posts: 528
    you may find it easier to thread the outer with the inner already poking out the end - it will be easier to fish the inner out the hole at the end of the top tube.

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