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Tiagra brake cable ferrule doens't fit in brake

  • 18-07-2013 8:35am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,308 ✭✭✭


    Hey all.

    I mounted a Tiagra 4600 Brake Caliper front brake yesterday on a bike that I'm building.

    All good except the part that I think is a ferrule for the end of the brake cable does't fit into the barrel adjuster on the brake caliper. It's minutely too big.

    This is what it looks like
    JWBP01.jpg&a=t&w=380&q=95

    A quick google found me someone else moaning that their tiagra ferrule won't fit in their tiagra brake.

    Is this part really a brake ferrule - I think the gear cables just use plastic end piece ferrules.
    Why would a tiagra brake ferrule not fit in a tiagra brake barrel adjuster - except for them being complete b*****ds!

    Do I need it - I assume I do and I'll have to go to the LBS and get some different ones that actually fit in tiagra.

    I've never even ridden a drop-bar bike before so I'm having to google/youtube all the bits as I go. Shimano could do with better instructions but I'm having fun :)


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭slideshow bob


    quozl wrote: »
    Do I need it

    I have a stock bike with full tiagra groupset and neither front nor back brakes have ferrules. Hasn't stopped me yet, if you know what I mean.


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