The Ultimate Brakeless/Front/Rear/How many brakes? thread

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Bit of an old thread, but I wanted some advice on best brake cable to use for front brake. Will be using SRAM TT lever and caliper.

Take your pick from the Transfil range according to what the bike is for, unless your routing has tight corners in which case you're probably better off with one of the segmented outers such as Nokon.

Take your pick from the Transfil range according to what the bike is for, unless your routing has tight corners in which case you're probably better off re-routing the cables to remove them.
ftfy...

I will be routing it through my bullhorns on a Cinelli Mash. Only front cable so no real tight bends only perhaps where cable will exit the hole in the bars.

Forrin FTW.

Are Jagwire are good? I've only used Shimano is there a discernible difference in brake cabling?

The cables and pads have more of an effect on your braking than what calliper you're using; bearing in mind the modest cost of cables compared to dental work, there's no good reason not to buy the best you can afford.

Nothing wrong with Jagwire (AFAIK), but Tester has spoken.

Have looked at the Transfil will most likely go with those. Cheers for the advice

Tthere's no good reason not to buy the best you can afford.

This^ I nearly learnt the hard way.

Thank Tester, not me: "render unto Caesar" and all that. :)

Take your pick from the Transfil range according to what the bike is for, unless your routing has tight corners in which case you're probably better off with one of the segmented outers such as Nokon.

Thanks mate appreciate it!

ftfy...

Look at the front of my T3 and tell me how to get rid of the tight corners without fucking up my aeros
:-)

break our deaf

Look at the front of my T3 and tell me how to get rid of the tight corners without fucking up my aeros
:-)
Aerodynamics trumps braking performance in this instance, which isn't the case generally.

Anyway: "Who needs brakes on a drag strip?". :)

Just skid the 100'' gear to slow down.

I'm not skidding anything at the moment, but I was on 94" most of last season so you might have a point.

Does anyone know the legal terminology or reference to fixed drivetrain counting as a brake on UK roads? I need to reference where it is officially cited, may be difficult as I had the head of Hampshire police(bunch of useless numpties) stating it's a grey area....

Start here and if necessary read the actual SI. The key phrase is "one or more of the wheels is incapable of rotating independently of the pedals", there's no grey area.

Start here and if necessary read the actual SI. The key phrase is "one or more of the wheels is incapable of rotating independently of the pedals", there's no grey area.

Cheers, like I said Hampshire police are useless....

http://road.cc/content/news/122339-german-police-apologise-one-armed-cyclist-fined-only-having-one-brake-lever