Hey Jay, You got it right on. It's a pretty simple to shorten that housing, and your play by play is pretty much just right. The only thing I would add is using an awl, or the end of a pick, to make the newly cut housing end round if it has been squashed when it was cut. I also clean up that end with a file so it is smooth.
Damn good looking bike, by the way. ~Oliver On Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:00:30 PM UTC-5 Jay wrote: > When the shop built up my Roadini they gave a lot of room for running the > bars higher than I ended up going with after getting the bike home and > dialling it in. As a result, there is a lot more cable/housing than > needed, in particular the front brake, and it sometimes gets in the way > when I'm on the tops. > > This isn't a big deal, but if I could easily trim the front brake > cable/housing, without removing the bar tape, is it just a matter of: > - loosen front brake calliper pinch bolt > - using something like needle nose pliers, pull 4-5 inches of cable up > through the front brake (Tektro RRL) > - cut off some of the housing to desired length (I have a cable/housing > tool, haven't used it in a long time though) > - push the cable back through the housing (maybe drop in some tri-flow > first) > - tighten pinch bolt, cut excess cable, put a cable end on > > I'm an average mechanic at best, so I don't usually mess with something if > it isn't broken. But if this is simple, I'll go ahead and do it. Thanks! > > [image: image1.jpeg] > > [image: image2.jpeg] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1e6871fa-367b-45a6-ac83-f66c9744beb0n%40googlegroups.com.
