Anyone have any ideas on how to Mcgyver/make a new Intec cable? Going through my box of goodies, I found out that I have 2 Intec heels, 2 handles and 2 handle clips...but only ONE Intec cable! DOH!
First instinct is that I can just go to a local bicycle shop and get the inner cable, outer housing and the 2 outer housing end ferrals. Easy Peasy!
But there are 2 potentional problems with this fix.
1) Most bike brake cables are 5mm thick and most derailleur cables are 4mm thick. The Intec cable is 3 mm thick...of course! Minor issues with using the thicker cables are they won't fit into the Intec handle and I may notice the thicker cable against my ankle bone while riding.
2)More importantly though, is that the Intec inner cable is of a specific length...AND very importantly...it has a specific stopper at either end of the cable permanently fixed onto the cable!
Now, I know most universal inner cables obviously will be long enough, and have 2 different styles of cable stoppers, again permanently fixed onto either end. On one end, it'll be a brake lever "barrel" stopper that should work as the anchor in the heel assembly. And I believe on the other end of the cable will be another type of anchor that would work in a derailleur shifter that "might" work as the handle anchor. The problem is that once you cut the inner cable to length, you will lose one of the anchors needed. That seems to be where my problem exists.
Any thoughts? What have people done out there that is cost effective?