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I'm getting on great with the bike. As summer came I have got this one out of the cellar for "sunshine bike" duties.
Works a charm as a beater, kojaks and a well lubed chain make it a stealth bike.The rear brake is noticeably weaker than the front V-Brake, it does its job though. A hard pull of the lever will lock the rear wheel up, so it's okay. I much prefer the front brake anyway.
Sadly you can't swap for a canti/v-Brake since the brake studs for the U-Brake are mounted higher, over the brake track, as opposed to under the brake track for V-Brakes.
The internal routing works pretty well. It is a metal tube routed through the top-tube, wider than an outer cable, so you can just stick a complete outer cable through there until the rear exit, which acts as a cable stop.
No problems with sealing - full outer cable.
I'd try removing the stuck outer and check what's making it stuck inside. Rust maybe? Then clean that out and stick a new outer in.
Murphy's_Law-
Ah, good to hear it's still doing the business! I just had a bit of a mess around with mine while the toddler's having a nap. Managed to strip the frame down and have cleaned it up and inspected it a bit more. I gave the cable a good yank and managed to get it out - you're right it was rusted in, but it looks like the liner is intact so i'll spray liberally with GT86 and hope for the best! The frame has a fair few patches of rust so i started sanding it back with a view to rattle-canning. Such a shame to ditch that nice splatter paintwork!
You've got it set up single speed, right? Looks like mine will be a 1x8 as it will occasionally carry my daughter too.
Cheers!
AlexD
Many apologies for the dredge, but this is almost exactly what I'm currently up to. Identical frame, but in worse condition :-) love the paintwork but I have a feeling I need to sand back and find an obnoxious rattle can colour for it.
How you getting on with the bike? You finding that rear brake ok? I wondered why it couldn't be replaced with a v or cantis. How did you find the internal routing - mines got an outer stuck in the front exit and I wanted to get some previous experience before just yanking it out and leaving myself with nothing to re-route with!