Italian- made Cables
03-13-24, 02:25 PM
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Italian- made Cables
Does anyone know of a source for Italian made brake and shifter cables and housing? I'm guessing Campagnolo still manufactures in Italy (?). But any others? Google search has degenerated to almost unusable for specific searches.
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03-13-24, 04:01 PM
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Belgium made work?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/385469363193 / A New Old Stock Velda Belgium Vintage Road Campagnolo Bullet/ Ball Style Braided Derailleur cable for your restoration. The Original one and only Velda. Starting back in 1935, Velda Technics - NV is still going strong making cables for all kinds of industries. They started in Bicycles and now manufacture for the Automotive Industry, Acoustic Hanging Tile Companies, Lighting Industries and many others. If you've ever been to a Concert Hall, Airport, Hotel or Suspension Bridge then you've seen them! These are 2 meter in length with a 10mm head and will work with Vintage Campagnolo, SunTour, Zeus, Ofmega, Shimano, Mafac & Simplex and Atom derailleur Shift Levers. Sold in singles.
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one recalled from yesteryear is Transmiflex
their cable casing has concentric ribs
bought rolls of it a few times and was pleased
this was back in pre-liner days
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one recalled from yesteryear is Transmiflex
their cable casing has concentric ribs
bought rolls of it a few times and was pleased
this was back in pre-liner days
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03-13-24, 09:39 PM
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Casiraghi was often tagged as the firm who made the Campagnolo cables and housing for them.
Don't know if they are still in business.
Don't know if they are still in business.
03-14-24, 06:49 AM
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Alligator cables.
Oops, sorry. You wanted Italian. Not the best.
Oops, sorry. You wanted Italian. Not the best.
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, but paraphrasing George Costanza:
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Idiosyncratic behavior is quite common. I have heard that there are people who still have French bicycles. Maybe even ride them. An Italian cable fetish is pretty low on that scale.
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Speaking of Italian cables, I just worked on an 84 Torpado. The brake cable housings were bent and in generally poor shape, so time for new ones. When taking them off I noticed how flexible they were. These were spirally wound round cable with a white plastic outer. Pretty much the same as seen in the short, bare rd cable section on vintage bikes. I am not fluid at all in Italian but found this interesting. I would have expected flat wound steel, but as I said, new to me. With the coiled round wire, it would seem a lot of compression would be allowed.
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