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@laneromel5667 5 ай бұрын

I spray my cables with graphite, let the solvents evaporate, then install the cable. For me grease attracts too much dust at the cable housing ends.

@rosomak8244 5 ай бұрын

Use silicon grease! It is water repellent and will help preventing the most common failure - corrosion. Use stainless steel cables for longevity.

@karlnorgaard9447 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate you. This is good stuff. Cabling is my favorite task. If I'm building up a special bike for myself or a friend, I set aside an afternoon just to cable the bike. I keep a few lengths of used housing and inner cable close by for practice cuts, because length and how it lays has to be perfect. One of my cabling hacks is a bit of heat shrink on cable ends. It's removable, allowing handlebar changes and whatnot without cutting off the cable end, further shortening cable.

@bicycleguru 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying say! I get heaps of satisfaction out of great laid cables and the improved function. Can't legally use heat shrink to sort the end of inners out in UK. I think cable ends look better anyway and I also use a 'masons' mark so I know if I was the last one working on the bike...

@alans1816 5 ай бұрын

I've used grease on cables since I was instructed to do so in about 1973. If adding some quick lubrication to a bike that needs it, tri-flow works. Just yesterday I was immersion waxing chains, and decided to toss in brake cables too. We'll see how it works.

@nyreppin1 5 ай бұрын

@@alans1816 I would love to know how the wax goes!

@creaturedanaaaaa 5 ай бұрын

Please update when you can, sounds like a hell of an idea

@seraphan6 5 ай бұрын

Good to know that ordinary grease will lubricate cables as well. I've mostly used a light lubricant such as Tri-Flo. I wonder if cold weather would make any difference.

@bicycleguru 5 ай бұрын

In my experience I found using oils rather than grease attracts dirt and doesn't last as long. Guess it depends on what you mean by cold weather... I've never noticed with my bikes or those of tens of thousands customers machines any decline in benefit down to -15C, not taking into account any further chill factor from moving. I don't want to find out at anything colder than that...

@kris2435 4 ай бұрын

@@bicycleguru I mix a little PTFE powder in the grease

@nyreppin1 5 ай бұрын

This video came at the best time. I'm waiting on a new shifter for my wife's bike. Definitely going to throw some grease on the cable and check the housing length

@SME_Ste 5 ай бұрын

Got myself a new bike earlier this year, the amount of cable and brake hose at the bars was way too much. Took them down same side of the frame as the lever is on as its felt like less chance of them straining on full handlebar lock.

@cezrok5405 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant video !

@bicycleguru 5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks heaps for letting me know...

@creaturedanaaaaa 5 ай бұрын

Great tip, too many jump cuts

@rodrigog.c.6047 5 ай бұрын

Why lube the heads? Of the cables I mean...

@bicycleguru 5 ай бұрын

The reasoning for greasing the head is 95% of the time the cable snaps about 5mm away from there. Greasing the head allows it to move a little bit when shifting and gets grease on the part under the most stress, the 5mm part. It would be easy to not grease that stress point if the instruction was 'grease the whole cable'. When I see recurring problems servicing customers bikes I want answers and trying to put it to you guys out there in a way that's fool proof... Thanks for asking a good Q.

@rodrigog.c.6047 5 ай бұрын

@@bicycleguru You are welcome. I see, a common problem of Shimano levers. I use a chinese version of Sram shifting system with Shimano cable pull so no problem there. Sensah is the brand.

@AdA-d7y 5 ай бұрын

Don't try to put yourself on screen during the voice over, it's quite irritating. You make meaningful videos, but that is obscured by the rapidly changing clips, where you are always in the picture. The weight of some more of your videos is you in the picture, while it's about the bikes. Do the voice over, without putting yourself back in the picture every second, the transitions are so fast that it is not pleasant to watch and follow, you do this with all videos. People now know what you look like. That's the reason I don't want to follow you, I don't enjoy watching your videos, and believe me, I've seen them all. With each new video I was hoping to see change, but alas, it seems to be getting worse. This is a tip, do what you want with it.

@joecanuck3751 5 ай бұрын

My critique as a random guy with an internet connection in Canada. The narration is quite good and well paced. The video is content rich and risked being too dry, but never was because of the pacing. It might be fun to follow the tried and true 3 part play format, Intro, content, and outtro, with only video of the subject matter during the content phase. Segues from section to section could be challenging, specially for one dude with a camera. I enjoyed the video, keep it coming.

@oreocarlton3343 5 ай бұрын

Grease! Controversial!

@bicycleguru 5 ай бұрын

I think t really depends on whether you want to significantly reduce the coefficient of friction by creating a thin layer between the two surfaces, reducing their direct contact and thus, the friction...

@brrrt6666 5 ай бұрын

I just like to clean the cables periodically. Excess friction is a non issue so long as the cables are clean.