Mechanics and Fixing Any Questions Answered

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Ndeipi

Seems a good time to ask... I'm looking for a decent cable cutter.

I have a chunky boi Park Tool CN-10 but it doesn't play nice with compressionless cables - they look fine after cutting but then inner cables will not go through. Maybe it's crushing them somehow during cutting.

I've resorted to using my old pair of Knipex diagonal side cutters which do a good job, but they are so blunt that every housing cut is a wrestling match.

Before I buy another set of those, what's the better option here?

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ectoplasmosis in reply to @Ndeipi

I always insert a length of spare inner cable into housing before cutting, helps prevent the lot from deforming too much.

Never had a problem with compressionless with the Park Tool using this method.

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greeno in reply to @ectoplasmosis

slightly concerned that it has never occurred to me to do that. Pro tip right there.
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andyp in reply to @ectoplasmosis

This was taught to me years ago by a mechanic at Cycles Dauphin and it still amazes me how few people know about it. It’s such a good tip.

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