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Just put on a gyro after 15 years of running a straight cable. I bought a Snafu rotor seeing as Odsy stopped making the GTX with the knarps built in. Just wanted to see what everyone was running and what mods you have made.
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I just tried installing a GTX and had too much trouble with it. Said fuck it and got a long straight cable.
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Not running brakes at the moment, but when I run a gyro I got the Stolen Satellite gyro with SST cables and an Odyssey EVO II brake.
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When I run it, M2 lever, M2 upper cable, Odyssey GTX R gyro, dual lower cables (I use derailleur inner wires and 4mm housing cause it is cheap) and I use Bike Aid dry Moly lube in all housing and put a thin layer of grease on the wires themselves, Odyssey London Mod, then I run more housing and some zip ties to make a cross/"X" BEHIND the seat tube so the cables pull along pivot of the brake arms. Seems to help the braking be more consistent than just a straight pull dual cable setup. And a Diatech Fiesta brake from like 2004 or so that came with a fork from Dans.
(this is on an old frame I no longer have, but I still use the same setup.)
But right now I am rocking a straight cable setup.
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Interesting. A hanger in a straight cable setup could be run that way too, I might try it.
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Earlysport wrote:
Interesting. A hanger in a straight cable setup could be run that way too, I might try it.
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I have not tried that, but when I replace cables next, I may set up the hanger that way and see if it works well or just adds friction and stiffens up the brake pull.
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Earlysport wrote:
Interesting. A hanger in a straight cable setup could be run that way too, I might try it.
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The new credence frames have a hole through the seat tube so that you can run the straight cable right through it to achieve something like that without the extra friction of making a full x.
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Earlysport wrote:
Interesting. A hanger in a straight cable setup could be run that way too, I might try it.
Earlysportgibspaulding wrote:
The new credence frames have a hole through the seat tube so that you can run the straight cable right through it to achieve something like that without the extra friction of making a full x.
Unless you have seatstay brakes, you would need a crazy short seat post.
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Earlysport wrote:
Interesting. A hanger in a straight cable setup could be run that way too, I might try it.
Earlysportgibspaulding wrote:
The new credence frames have a hole through the seat tube so that you can run the straight cable right through it to achieve something like that without the extra friction of making a full x.
dave lawrence wrote:
Unless you have seatstay brakes, you would need a crazy short seat post.
the credence frames have chainstay brakes
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I have seen a guy use a Primo Pervert as a cable hanger. Said it took a ton of stretch out of the line.
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