Cutting Bicycle Cable Housing

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Cutting bicycle cable housing.

Too often i see brake and shifter housing mixed. With bicycle brake housing standards there aren t any differnces they are all 5 mm outer diameter with steel end caps. Difference between brake and shifter housing. Cold forged heat treated steel handles for strength.

Jagwire pro cable crimper cutter. Use the crimper section of the cn 10 to open up the housing and inner liner before installing an end cap and cable. This then defeats the whole point of sis and their clones housing which is to have as little compression as possible so the indexed shifting can be crisp and precise. After cutting the compressionless gear housing inspect the end to see if it flattened a bit.

Apart from hydraulic brake hoses of course but that s a different matter. Hold cable or housing perpendicular to jaws and squeeze levers quickly for a clean cut as seen below. Designed specifically for use on all bicycle cables and housing including brake housing hard to cut shift housing. Best way to cut bicycle cables and housing.

Vbestlife bicycle bike cable housing cutter tool mountain bike brake cable housing cutter heavy duty multi function bicycle spoke wire cable cutter repair tool. Use the correct cable cutters for the job or risk making a mess of your cables if you find the videos helpful and would like to make a small donation to help. Built in crimper for cable end caps and forming hole for reforming housing ends and housing ferrules. The key to cutting cable housing is to achieve a flush and squared end to interface with the housing ferrule.