Anyone know of flat downtube cable stops?
12-03-16, 05:51 PM
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Anyone know of flat downtube cable stops?
I have a Miyata 912, converted to STI shifters. I have a little clamp on ring with cable stops that I currently use, but would like stops with adjustable barrels. The frame has a single boss that sticks up from the middle of the tube, and there is a metal piece that screws on to it with bosses on both sides for downtube shifters. Those bosses are flat.
I have a set of downtube stops with barrel adjusters, but they are curved to fit a tube. Anyone know of flat ones? I have been searching but can't seem to find any.
I have a set of downtube stops with barrel adjusters, but they are curved to fit a tube. Anyone know of flat ones? I have been searching but can't seem to find any.
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Later Shimano bolt-on downtube cable stops that came with aftermarket STI shifters did have flat faces to match "oversize" downtubes so you might be able to find a set of those in an older bike shop. Here is an internet source that sells both the concave and flat versions:
Shimano Downtube Barrel Stops in Tree Fort Bikes Cable Stops
Another possibility is to put the ones you have on a disc or belt sander and grind the bases flat.
Shimano Downtube Barrel Stops in Tree Fort Bikes Cable Stops
Another possibility is to put the ones you have on a disc or belt sander and grind the bases flat.
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If barrel adjusters are your goal
another route might be inline adjusters
here are some, that have male/female on each end, so you can just plug them directly into your current cable stop clamp (instead of floating mid housing)
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=41887
another route might be inline adjusters
here are some, that have male/female on each end, so you can just plug them directly into your current cable stop clamp (instead of floating mid housing)
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=41887
12-04-16, 06:20 PM
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Check Bike Recyclery--they're on the internet. They usually have several sets of housing stops. Most are the concave type, but they might have some flat ones.
12-06-16, 08:31 PM
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I've seen this design of bike before. All you really need is a barrel adjuster for the front shifter (assuming you are using STI levers) since you already have a barrel adjuster on the rear derailer.
I might suggest you just get an in-line barrel adjuster, as xenologer recommends.
I might suggest you just get an in-line barrel adjuster, as xenologer recommends.
12-09-16, 07:04 PM
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Thanks for all the replies, you guys are correct in that I'm just looking for a barrel adjuster for the front derailleur. For some reason those inline adjusters have never crossed my radar before. Thanks for all the links!
12-11-16, 12:03 PM
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Yellow Jersey fabricates their own barrel adjuster for a single downtube braze on. They are not cheap, $50
