Brake Cables

Bicycle Brake Cables, guides, caps and O-rings all available for on-line purchase as well as in-store from Moruya Bicycles.

Alligator Gripper II
 
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84404
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A pop-in hydraulic line holder that attaches to your frame or fork with a zip-tie.
Weight: 5g.

Brake Straddle Cable Bridge
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84439
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Straddle cable bridge

Just about any cantilever brake can be set up with a standard straddle cable and a straddle cable bridge.

Weight: 11g.

Brake Straddle Cable Single End 380mm
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84431
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For cantilever brakes.

Weight: 9g.

Cable Outer Ferrule 5mm
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74380
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outer end cap
40c each for 10 or more, 30c each for 200 or more.
To suit brake casings and (less common) 5mm diameter gear casings.
Heavy construction suitable for SIS gears, or top quality brakes. These are usually needed on mountain bike brake cables, but on modern road bikes, they are usually not needed at the lever or at the caliper; only at the frame stops if they're needed. Weight: 1g.

Gear Cable O-Rings
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74391
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cable donuts
Set of three O-rings to keep your gear (or brake) cables from making a noise against the frame.

Made to suit gear cables (1.2mm) but will also work fine on brake cables (1.5mm) - just a bit tighter.

Weight: 1g.

Inner Cable End Cap
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84463
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Alloy cable end protector
15c each for 10 or more; 10c each for 100 or more; 8c each for 500.
Fits both brake and gear inner cables. Crimp it on the end to stop the cable fraying.
 Weight: 1g.

Jagwire Brake Cable & Casing Black
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84411
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Brake cable universal black
Lined cable for low friction performance. Good quality for an inexpensive cable.
153cm (60") casing, 165cm (65") inner. Barrel end and pear end. Cut off the end you don't need, pull out the inner cable, cut the casing to the length/s you require, and put your brake together! For a professional looking job, add casing end caps as necessary, and a cable inner end cap. Weight: 106g.

Jagwire Brake Inner Cable Tandem MTB
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84429
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Stainless steel slick inner cable 2.75 metres long. 

Cable has a barrel end (MTB/BMX style).

Weight: 39g.

Jagwire C-Clip Cable Guide
Each
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84490
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Various bicycle frames are now designed to use these clips (or cable ties) to attach gear or brake housing to the frame.
Weight: 1g.

Jagwire V-Brake Guide Pipe Flexi
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84470
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Easy! A V-Brake guide pipe that can be used front or rear as it flexes to whatever angle necessary.
Weight: 5g.

Odyssey Cable Knarps (pair)
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844471
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Replacement cable ends.

These replace the "barrel" that fits into a brake lever. The cable fits through, then is locked in place with a grubscrew tightened with a 2mm allen key (supplied). Use a 6mm spanner to hold the outside while tightening. Length: 12mm. Weight: 7g.

Odyssey Linear Slic Cable Black Mesh
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84412
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The Odyssey Linear Slic Cable is a new cable with compressionless housing to prevent binding when used without a gyro.
Shipping Weight: 200g.

Odyssey Linear Slic Cable Flat Teal
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84413
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The Odyssey Linear Slic Cable is a new cable with compressionless housing to prevent binding when used without a gyro.
Shipping Weight: 200g.

QBP Problem Solvers Travel Agent
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84664
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A brilliant V-brake elbow that allows use of cantilever or road bike brake levers.

 The QBP Travel Agent doubles the rate of cable pull without loss of lever feel. Frictionless design: the wheel around which the cable runs rotates on sealed bearings.

Weight: 22g.

Shimano Brake Cable Inner MTB Stainless
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84424
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For best brake performance.

We use a Shimano inner and Shimano casing for the front brake of bikes with a rotor. Nothing else we've tried does the job as reliably. Excellent quality. Weight: 25g.

Shimano Brake Cable Set MTB Galvanized
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84407
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Complete brake cable set for one bike. You'll need cable cutters to cut the cables and the casings to length. Galvanized Inner Cables, Black Outer Casing.

Shipping Weight: 250g.

Shimano Brake Cable Set Road Black
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84406
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Get those brakes working optimally again with a complete Shimano Road Brake Cable Set.

 

Shipping Weight: 245g.

Shimano Brake Casing M-System Black
Per Metre
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84451
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shimano m-system casing
Shimano's mountain bike casing. Pre lubed. Highly recommended if quality and performance are what you're after. We use this casing on road bikes too - the only difference we can discern is what's written on the casing.

Casing can be ordered in decimal quantities, so order the length you'd like. Weight: 61g per metre.

Shimano Brake Inner Cable Road Stainless
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84423
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Stainless steel inner brake cable for road bike use.

 

Length: 2050mm. Diameter: 1.6mm. End cap included.

Weight: 26g.

Shimano Brake Inner Cable Road Tandem
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84428
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Stainless steel inner cable, pear end, 3500mm long.

Weight: 44g.

Shimano V-Brake Guide Pipe 135 degree
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84476
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Shimano BR-M760 (Deore XT) V-brake guide pipe. Not cheap, but the guide pipe to use if you're after optimum performance from your V-brakes. Stainless steel.

The 135 degree guide pipe is usually used on the front brake.

Weight: 7g.

Shimano V-Brake Guide Pipe 90 degree
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84475
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shimano guide pipe 90
Shimano BR-M760 (Deore XT) V-brake guide pipe. Not cheap, but the guide pipe to use if you're after optimum performance from your V-brakes. Stainless steel.

The 90 degree guide pipe is usually used on the rear brake.

Weight: 6g.

SST Oryg Lower Cable
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84446
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Original replacement cable for Oryg rotors.

This is the lower cable that combines the two cables coming out of the bottom of the rotor into a single cable that runs to the rear brake. 

Weight: 107g.

SST Oryg Lower Cable Dual
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84445
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Fits all SST Oryg detanglers with dual lower cables.

This set includes 2 cables with housings, 2 adjusting barrells, 2 wire end caps.

Shipping Weight: 150g.

SST Oryg Upper Cable Hardcore
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84441
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For bikes with distance from lever to rotor of 180 to 205mm.
Shipping Weight: 72g.

SST Oryg Upper Cable Poser
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84444
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For rotor to brake lever distance of 280 to 320mm. Extra long cable.
Weight: 75g.

SST Oryg Upper Cable Pro Flatland
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84442
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Original replacement cables for SST Oryg rotors.
The Oryg Pro Flatland cable suits bikes with distance from lever adjuster to rotor of 190mm to 240mm. Fits most 1-1/8" steerer tube bikes.

Weight: 75g.

SST Oryg Upper Cable Pro Vert
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84443
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Original replacement cables for SST Oryg rotors.

The Oryg Pro Vert Upper Cable fits bikes with a distance from lever adjuster to rotor of 240mm to 280mm. Fits most 1" steerer tube bikes.

Weight: 75g.

SST Oryg Upper Cable Shortcut
20
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84447
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For bikes with distance from lever adjuster to rotor of less than 180mm.
Shipping Weight: 79g.

U-Brake Cable Guide for Seat Tube
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8440*
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Seat tube mounted cable guide for rear U-brakes on BMX bikes.

The cables should cross over each other after passing the seat tube before attaching to the brake caliper for the best brake performance. This guide makes that a lot easier to do.

Weight: 10g.

Surly Brake Cable Hanger
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84405
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An excellent and very simple stainless steel seat-bolt mounted cable hanger.

Long enough to eliminate kinked rear brake cables, large enough to fit over thick post clamp bolts, versatile enough to work with most post clamps. It even has an alloy adjusting barrel.

Weight: 9g.