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While installing new bars yesterday, I took the opportunity to fit a rear brake due to being crap at back-pedal braking on the rear.
I am using standalone tektro cross top levers front and rear. Although the front brake is sharp and effective, the rear feels well spongy and doesn't really do the job.
From searching various websites, I can't really solve thie issue, but suspect that the cause of the problem is that the cable outer to the rear brake is split in two due to the design of the cable stays (?) on the frame, i.e. there is a short run of outer from the lever to the front couple of inches of top tube, and then it ends and the inner continues along most of rest of top tube, then a new outer section resumes and carries the inner to the brake.
As these work differently to regular brake levers in that they seem to 'push' the cable outer rather than pull the inner, is the splitting of the outer likely to be the cause of the bad braking?
Solution in my mind is drilling through the cable stays on the frame so the outer will fit through in one single piece?
any thoughts or experience on if a single outer run will improve it before i hit the shop?
Thanks
Simon