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jontea
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So after failing to get rid of my old Pearson, it's being turned into a lovely pub bike. To fit bigger fenders more easily I've decided to use cantis and while setting them up I realised I have lost the straddle cable holders.
This got me thinking about how the system works and why it's so hard to balance cantis sometimes, then promptly remembered big daddy Jan makes those hangers with a roller wheel in them. After decided I wanted to try them to see if there is any measurable difference in performance or setup I checked the website and realised they will cost near on £100 to get them state side.
Not a chance.
So I started making my own. These are just rough prototypes, which is why they are bad looking and poorly made, the mill is it of comission currently getting a pneumatic drawbar changer installed, so I did this all on the drill press with the dodgey vice. Either way, just need to knock up the roller wheels and the cable clamp pin, but that won't take long, I'll do it next week.
If they work like I think they work, I'll re-make them a bit nicer. Might splurge on some CNC parts. Idk.
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