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Universal gear cable -which end is shimano sora?

  • 22-09-2015 4:07pm
    #1
    mikedoherty99
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    hi i have a universal cable just want to be sure

    is it the one on the right? i have the end out of the shifter but am still not certain


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  • #2
    padyjoe
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    Yes, that's the one on the right side.


  • #3
    iwillhtfu
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    right is gear and left is brake afaik chop off the end you don't want.


  • #4
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    right is gear and left is brake afaik chop off the end you don't want.

    aren't brake cables thicker than gear cables?


  • #5
    SetOverSet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 421 ✭✭SetOverSet


    kenmc wrote: »
    aren't brake cables thicker than gear cables?

    Usually, yes. The last gear cables I bought were Jagwire I think. They were 'universal' in that one end was Shimano, the other Campy. Have never seen universal gear/brake cables myself.


  • #6
    mikedoherty99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 70 ✭✭mikedoherty99


    thanks got it fitted

    not a great job the double-ended cable


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  • #7
    kenmc
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    mikedoherty99 wrote: »
    thanks got it fitted

    not a great job the double-ended cable
    Why not? means that shops don't have to stock twice as many gear cables. Seems sensible to me. I mean you're going to have to chop it to length anyway..


  • #8
    iwillhtfu
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    kenmc wrote: »
    aren't brake cables thicker than gear cables?

    I don't think so. Perhaps it is and I've never noticed.

    Is it not the cable housing thats different with the brake housing being thicker and more rigid?


  • #9
    iwillhtfu
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    kenmc wrote: »
    Why not? means that shops don't have to stock twice as many gear cables. Seems sensible to me. I mean you're going to have to chop it to length anyway..

    They can be a pain in the hole as when you cut it you open up the stands before feeding it through the outers.

    The single ended cables are usually welded as they are cut in the factory. Makes for easier install.


  • #10
    Cee-Jay-Cee
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    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    right is gear and left is brake afaik chop off the end you don't want.

    One is shimano and one is campy. Brake and gear cables are different thickness.

    Brake cables use 5mm outer and gears use 4mm outlets do it stands to reason the cables themselves are thicker.


  • #11
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    I don't think so. Perhaps it is and I've never noticed.

    Is it not the cable housing thats different with the brake housing being thicker and more rigid?

    https://www.bikeman.com/bicycle-repair-tech-info/bikeman-tech-info/1641-cables-a-housing

    Brake are thicker.


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  • #12
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    They can be a pain in the hole as when you cut it you open up the stands before feeding it through the outers.

    The single ended cables are usually welded as they are cut in the factory. Makes for easier install.

    Not if you use a cable cutter. Pliers or cold chisel, sure, but the right tool for the job and there's no issue at all, I've never had one unravel since I went to the cable cutters.


  • #13
    letape
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    kenmc wrote: »
    Not if you use a cable cutter. Pliers or cold chisel, sure, but the right tool for the job and there's no issue at all, I've never had one unravel since I went to the cable cutters.

    Agree with this - use a park tool or tacx cable cutters and you'll have a perfect cable end


  • #14
    iwillhtfu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,373 ✭✭✭iwillhtfu


    letape wrote: »
    Agree with this - use a park tool or tacx cable cutters and you'll have a perfect cable end

    Ah for the sake of arguement I was never the quiet type.

    It's not exactly a perfect end it's a clean cut end with the strands still loose so if to catch in something and you only need one strand to come undone slightly to wreck your end.

    The perfect cut is done with a hot crimp wich seals and cuts.

    Also a side cutters or decent pliers will give the same cut as a specific tool.


  • #15
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    iwillhtfu wrote: »
    Also a side cutters or decent pliers will give the same cut as a specific tool.

    Not in my experience. Side cut and pliers have a flat blade which tends to splay the ends. Cable cutters is more of a circle, so the cable gets compressed on itself and doesnt' tend to flatten out and hence unravel.


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