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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
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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.