Cable Outers

lewishamilton
lewishamilton Posts: 138
edited November 2010 in Road buying advice
I've ended up with brake and gear cables but no outers...Which is a slight problem as I'm attempting my first build.
Is there anywhere which sells colored outers only (ideally yellow)??


Cheers

Comments

  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,224
    on ebay you can get a complete gear+brake set with yellow outers for under 25 quid including delivery, might be the simplest option, you can always keep the cables you have for spares

    http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=Jagw ... ellow&aq=f
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • I did see the Jagwire set. I was just reluctant to purchase, considering I didn't need the cables, but I guess your right...it's always useful to have spares knocking around.

    Im considering getting the black outers that domhopson suggested and then spraying them yellow with a rubberised paint solution...but I thinking that's far too much effort
  • Just noticed some jagwire housing on ebay which is pretty cheap. Sold by the metre...how much would I need 1 or 2m? (54cm frame).

    Is there anything else I need to buy to install these cables? (currently working on my first build).
  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    The Jagwire kits are very good indeed - come with all the bits and pieces you need (all the end caps, cable ferrules, donuts etc.). Well worth the £25 or less.
  • I've bought the Jagwire racer kits afew times off fleabay and paid around £20. TBH now I've used them I can't see any reason to use mote expensive cables, they work e actly as you would expect them to.


    My only tip would be make sure you cut a decent sized length of loop at the rear mech.
  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    Whichever you end up getting, make sure you don't mix brake and gear casings: gear cable casing can fail without warning if used for brakes, unwittingly!
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    err, don't try and paint black ones yellow unless you're trying to create some sort of thief deterrent by making the whole bike look 50p's worth - the paint won't stick and will peel/scrape off.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,224
    Just noticed some jagwire housing on ebay which is pretty cheap. Sold by the metre...how much would I need 1 or 2m? (54cm frame).

    Is there anything else I need to buy to install these cables? (currently working on my first build).

    depends on the frame, 2m of each would be safe, might be ok wih 1m of each

    the advantage of buying the kit is that it will include the correct size ferrules etc. if you just buy outer on it's own you'll need to check sizes and get some separately, also things like cable end caps, and donuts

    btw now is the time to decide if you want to fit any other colour-coordinated bits, like donuts...

    http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1577

    or adjusters...

    http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=X0901
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • Paul RS
    Paul RS Posts: 107
    Monty Dog wrote:
    err, don't try and paint black ones yellow unless you're trying to create some sort of thief deterrent by making the whole bike look 50p's worth - the paint won't stick and will peel/scrape off.


    +1..

    If you do want your current cable outers to be yellow, go to rs components and buy a couple of metres of yellow shrink tube, slip it on and borrow a hot air paint gun and gently shrink it down, the trim where the ferrules start. Much neater.. Cost is negligible too..

    Best,
    P.