Cutting Bicycle Cable Housing

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Cutting bicycle cable housing.

After cutting the compressionless gear housing inspect the end to see if it flattened a bit. Apart from hydraulic brake hoses of course but that s a different matter. Cold forged heat treated steel handles for strength. Difference between brake and shifter housing.

5 0 out of 5 stars 2. Hold cable or housing perpendicular to jaws and squeeze levers quickly for a clean cut as seen below. With bicycle brake housing standards there aren t any differnces they are all 5 mm outer diameter with steel end caps. Designed specifically for use on all bicycle cables and housing including brake housing hard to cut shift housing.

Built in crimper for cable end caps and forming hole for reforming housing ends and housing ferrules. Use the correct cable cutters for the job or risk making a mess of your cables if you find the videos helpful and would like to make a small donation to help. Best way to cut bicycle cables and housing. Jagwire pro cable crimper cutter.

Use the crimper section of the cn 10 to open up the housing and inner liner before installing an end cap and cable. 4 5 out of 5 stars 90. Too often i see brake and shifter housing mixed. If the ends of the cable housing is not nice and even it can be compressed by the tension of the cable.