Best place to buy cable end crimps?

thefd
thefd Posts: 1,021
edited April 2013 in Workshop
Is ebay or amazon the best place?

Where else do folks get them?
2017 - Caadx
2016 - Cervelo R3
2013 - R872
2010 - Spesh Tarmac

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  • fish156
    fish156 Posts: 496
    LBS.
  • Ebay! Somebody will be asking soon where to get air to blow their tyres up with!
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,218
    eBay for the end caps, purely because of the range of colours available (I'm a tart) and it's not exactly a critical part of your bike so quality isn't too important.

    Cables I buy 5-10 at a time either online from a bike shop (e.g. CRC, JE James) or a physical LBS. Some LBSs charge a fortune for them though so shop around.
  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    LBS every time. Same for bottle cage bolts/brake blocks/chains etc.
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    Due to not noticing two zeros, I accidently bought 1000 in stead of 10 from an online shop, SJS I think. I'm just hoping that several generations of termites will be into bike maintenance so that we get our money's worth.
  • onbike 1939
    onbike 1939 Posts: 708
    Why use them at all as if crimped too tight they can easily splay out the cable end causing all sorts of difficulty when removing and re-inserting the cable. I use shrink plastic sleeving which can be applied using a heat gun or hair-dryer and which prevents splaying but can be removed with no damage to the cable.
  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    Best place to buy shrink plastic sleeving?
    Whats the solution? Just pedal faster you baby.

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  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    Just go with the crimps and do not over crimp them :-)

    Its been a perfectly reasonable solution for as long as ..... ooohh... forever. No need to re-engineer such an insignificant item.

    Plus there is a bloke in Aesch that has a few spare I think. :lol:
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • onbike 1939
    onbike 1939 Posts: 708
    nevman wrote:
    Best place to buy shrink plastic sleeving?

    Maplins or any electronic component seller.

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