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Making a Custom Bike Brake Cable
Hi All,
Apologies if I'm posting this in the wrong forum. I have a 70s Peugeot Folding bike which I'm quite attached to. I was riding it recently when one of the brake cables snapped. The brakes are centre-pulled so they use a short straddle cable to close the two brake calipers, and this was the cable that snapped.
I've taken the bike to a local bike shop for repair however they've said that they can't get a suitable replacement cable. I've looked around online to see if I can find anything that would do the job however so far I haven't been able to find anything.
So, I've been thinking that it might be easier to make a DIY brake cable. All I need is to attach two ends to a short length of cable. I've been looking online and there appear to be a few different ways of doing this - using some sort of crimp-on end, or moulded lead, etc.
As it's for a brake I'd like it to be secure! I'm wondering what people here recommend?
I've attached a picture of the old broken cable ends.
Cheers,
Chris