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frame mounted brake cable tension adjuster

by cat1commuter
Sun, Mar 28, 2010 13:11
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Is there a name for the adjusters you can find on brake cable mounts for adjusting cable tension, such as this on on the Kinesis CrossLight 5T? I can't seem to find them as spares, but I may be missing the magic keywords for a successful search.

Do they depend on a particular kind of frame fitting? I note that Kinesis haven't installed one on the front cable hanger, where it would be useful.

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cat1commuter | 14 years ago
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The Ragley Rodwell frame + fork comes with a nice headset top cap with integrated barrel adjuster too.

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cat1commuter | 14 years ago
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I think this FSA Orbit CX headset is possibly the best solution I have found:

On the FSA website the barrel adjuster is only shown on the integrated and internal Orbit CX headsets, not the external model.

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cat1commuter | 14 years ago
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Thanks, I like the look of the flexible V-brake noodle.

And yes, the inline cable adjusters do work well. I already have them on a bike with mini-Vs, but I am planning to minimise the number of junctions in the cable.

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VecchioJo | 14 years ago
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the easiest things to get would be some in-line cable-adjusters, you can fit them anywhere you chose on a brake outer, probably the most useful thing i've ever fitted to a 'cross bike, it says they're for gear-cable use but they work just fine with brakes

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STATO | 14 years ago
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Plenty of options for adjusters if you know where to look.

Prob the best option ive tried (on my cross bike) is a flexible v-brake noodle with adjuster from Charlie the bikemonger.. http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/userimages/procart18.htm
i run canti's so just use it to replace a section of outer leading to the rear stop. You can see it here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/dickyelsdon/3337790803/in/set-7215761995673...
Works a treat.

I have also tried shifter ones, but they tend to be plastic and risky for use with a brake...
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product-Ritchey-Ritchey-Cable-Tension-Barrel-...

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cat1commuter | 14 years ago
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Yes, I'm pretty confident that when I do the build I'll be able to do something neat. I have plenty of local bike shops, one of which is bound to have something appropriate in a drawer of bits.

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dave atkinson | 14 years ago
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the five t just uses a standard barrel adjuster, the same as you'd find on the down tube of a road bike. you need a hanger that's threaded for it to work, and most aren't, but you could probably bodge it 1

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