Cutting Bicycle Cable Housing

Too often i see brake and shifter housing mixed.

Cutting bicycle cable housing.

With bicycle brake housing standards there aren t any differnces they are all 5 mm outer diameter with steel end caps. 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. Apart from hydraulic brake hoses of course but that s a different matter. The key to cutting cable housing is to achieve a flush and squared end to interface with the housing ferrule.

Best way to cut bicycle cables and housing. 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. Vbestlife bicycle bike cable housing cutter tool mountain bike brake cable housing cutter heavy duty multi function bicycle spoke wire cable cutter repair tool.

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. Hold cable or housing perpendicular to jaws and squeeze levers quickly for a clean cut as seen below. Difference between brake and shifter housing. Built in crimper for cable end caps and forming hole for reforming housing ends and housing ferrules.

Precision ground cutting jaws for a clean cut on every cable. If the ends of the cable housing is not nice and even it can be compressed by the tension of the cable. Designed specifically for use on all bicycle cables and housing including brake housing hard to cut shift housing. 5 0 out of 5 stars 2.