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jonathan Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 264 Location: san antonio, TX	Date: 2005-10-12 09:15:29 Direct Link: brake routing
	my brakes feel mushy, even with my spoke straddle mod (see photo). my old frame had a seat tube hole and the straddle was set up behind the seat tube and it was a lot easier to get my brakes working that way. i am thinking about drilling a hole in my seat tube and running my cable through it to put a straddle behind the seat tube. should i use the cable stop on the downtube and run just the inner wire through the hole (see illustration), or should i put a barrel adjuster in the seat tube hole and run the cable right to the seat tube. (i have a lock with a nylon insert on a barrel adjuster, so i dont have to worry about it rattling loose.) current set-up: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/xD503x/bike%20parts/spokestraddle1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/xD503x/bike%20parts/spokestraddle2.jpg proposed mod: cable housing stops at down tube cable stop and inner wire goes through seat tube to a short wire straddle behind the seat tube. which would give me more power: stopping the cable housing at the seat tube or at that cable stop?
hemothymia Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 388 Location:	Date: 2005-10-12 11:30:25 Direct Link: brake routing
hemothymia Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 388 Location:	mushy brakes might be due to a stretched inner wire. go to a good bike shop and buy a shimano XTR stainless inner wire. try that before drilling your frame.
jonathan Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 264 Location: san antonio, TX	Date: 2005-10-12 11:38:37 Direct Link: brake routing
	about how much should that xtr wire cost? if it doesnt cost much more than a regular wire, i might do that.
flatbiker0 Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 246 Location: Guatemala city, Guatemala C.A.	Date: 2005-10-12 13:30:38 Direct Link: brake routing
	Some bikes like the HOffman´s have that mod. "there is no action without reaction"
jonathan Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 264 Location: san antonio, TX	Date: 2005-10-12 21:38:47 Direct Link: brake routing
	actually, its not much of a "mod." originally, all frames with 990 mounts had holes in the seat tubes like what i want to do. routing the straddle cable AROUND the seat tube is a relatively recent thing. a lot of folks are going back to the old way.
hemothymia Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 388 Location:	Date: 2005-10-12 21:48:42 Direct Link: brake routing
hemothymia Joined: A long time ago... Posts: 388 Location:	about how much should that xtr wire cost? if it doesnt cost much more than a regular wire, i might do that. use the normal housing you have... the inner wire cost about $8 and is more than worth it.
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