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Old March 13th 15, 10:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Wheel brake cable?

On Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 9:04:26 PM UTC-7, Movses wrote:
The brake cable on my ship needs to be replaced - stretched, adjustment barrel is already at the end of the range, etc.

The diameter of the cable is 2mm, and it seems like they don't use 2mm cables on bicycles anymore. 1.6mm brake cables are readily available, but I'm not sure if they're adequate.

Where do I get 2mm cables?


When I had the brake cable snap on my LAK-17A during a contest, I was able to get a new cable made up at a local motorcycle shop while I waited. I don't know if it was 2mm, but it was larger than a bicycle brake cable, and matched what was on the glider (including end fittings).

Marc