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Thread: Brake cables

  1. #1
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    Jul 2010
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    Brake cables

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    I have an old bike here with road caliper brakes, but the wrong brake levers (Shimano V-brake levers).
    I got fitting levers for the caliper brakes. Now I wonder, is there a difference between the cables for V-brakes or Caliper brakes too? Do I have to change the cables, or is it enough to exchange the levers?
    The set came with new cables and housing, so it would just be some extra work, I wouldn't have to buy new cables.

  2. #2
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    Cables need to match the levers - but not the style of brakes. Road brake levers use one type of cable end, and mountain levers use a different end.

  3. #3
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    Thanks, laura. I just replaced the levers and they work like a charm now.

 

 

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