Campy Ergo cables and hoods

Pete Biggs

1. Can any other BRAKE cables other than Campagnolo be used with new
Mirage Ergos?

2. Is there any way to succesfully repair a bad split in a hood?
Superglue doesn't work.

thanks
~PB

Sheldon Brown

Pete Biggs wrote:

> 1. Can any other BRAKE cables other than Campagnolo be used with new
> Mirage Ergos?

Yes, any standard brake cable will work.

> 2. Is there any way to succesfully repair a bad split in a hood?

Nope.

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Pete Biggs

Sheldon Brown wrote:
> Pete Biggs wrote:
>
>> 1. Can any other BRAKE cables other than Campagnolo
>> be used with new Mirage Ergos?
>
> Yes, any standard brake cable will work.

I mean the inner wire. I think some nipples are too large. In fact I had
one supposedly Campag-compatible cable that wouldn't fit.

>
>> 2. Is there any way to succesfully repair a bad split in a hood?
>
> Nope.

Nevermind. Thank you.

~PB

Paul Kopit

On Mon, 03 May 2004 12:49:46 -0400, Sheldon Brown
<captbike@sheldonbrown.com> wrote:

>Yes, any standard brake cable will work.

The brake cable for Mirage needs a pretty precision fit to clear the
front of the Ergo body. Most cables require some grinding or, you
just need to grind off the little plastic, "v" shaped piece right in
front of where the brake cable is. That leaves a hole.

A Muzi

Pete Biggs wrote:

> 1. Can any other BRAKE cables other than Campagnolo be used with new
> Mirage Ergos?
>
> 2. Is there any way to succesfully repair a bad split in a hood?
> Superglue doesn't work.
>
1. Yes, just about any brand
2. Ouch. I have some Velox latex solution across a small
tear in my natural covers but the black Ergo covers aren't
latex. Did you try rubber patching solution? I'd rinse with
alcohol/acetone for a clean edge and try that.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Andrew Lee

"Pete Biggs" wrote:
> 2. Is there any way to succesfully repair a bad split in a hood?
> Superglue doesn't work.

I stitched the hoods up on my old Shimano aero levers (the one with the long
hoods... don't know if replacement hoods are available) with needle and
thread around 15 years ago, and it has been a permanent fix. The hoods look
pretty bad now, but they're 17 years old.

Andrew Lee

Qui si parla Campagnolo

Pete-<< 1. Can any other BRAKE cables other than Campagnolo be used with new
Mirage Ergos? >><BR><BR>


yes, any good quality road brake inner wire-grease the end that goes into the
lever-NO ferrules!!!

<< 2. Is there any way to succesfully repair a bad split in a hood?
Superglue doesn't work >><BR><BR>

Not really, hoods are not expensive.

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Pete Biggs

Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
> << 2. Is there any way to succesfully repair a bad split in a hood?
> Superglue doesn't work >><BR><BR>
>
> Not really, hoods are not expensive.

They are here in the UK. How much in the States?

Thanks for the reply.

~PB

Russell Seaton

Sheldon Brown <captbike@sheldonbrown.com> wrote in message news:<4096782A.9040603@sheldonbrown.com>...
> Sheldon "Good News/Bad News" Brown
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> | Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every |
> | decision that he makes and we should just support that. |
> | -- Britney Spears, September 4, 2003 |
> +------------------------------------------------------------------+

That is about the best quote you have posted yet.