Thanks for the responses, it’s def MTB, the bigger round ones. Am I not giving enough tension when installing the cable? Or maybe I didn’t set up the Paul motolites with enough tension? I actually had a similar problem with my Brompton so it’s making me think I’m doing something wrong….
On Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 06:41 Josh C <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Garth. Looks like the ball end of the brake cable is moving > in the lever quite a bit. Is it the correct shape ball end for that lever? > > On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 8:59:35 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: > >> The sound appears to be coming from where the cable end is seated on the >> lever. That's where the movement is when you pull all the way. There's an >> abrupt movement. I assume you used the mtb end of the brake cable and these >> take those ? Many have both types. Take a look underneath the lever where >> the cable end is seated and pull on the lever, for some reason it's moving. >> On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 8:15:30 AM UTC-5 Bryan H wrote: >> >>> I am getting a crunching sound at the lever side of a V brake install. I >>> am using simworks nissen housing/cables, when cutting the housing I >>> inserted a old a brake cable and cut it with park tool cutters. Overall the >>> cut seemed sufficient where the cables move in and out smoothly. Not sure >>> why i keep getting this sound, i have tried a few attempts at the front >>> brake and keep getting a similar sound. I am fairly new to working on >>> rivendell bikes, would love any advice, thank you much! >>> >>> Bryan >>> >>> https://imgur.com/a/brake-c5qq22b >>> >> -- > 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/bed980fb-5715-4b57-a9ff-d48e4991227en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bed980fb-5715-4b57-a9ff-d48e4991227en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAFkTEFm9OLxb94WHVBzhEqrRTyOVBT7biEqrcjh8-ML2h0J2yw%40mail.gmail.com.
