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Vintage Style Brake Cable Outer Housing - Black Mesh or Ribbed pattern - PER METRE

THE FRENCH STYLE IS RIBBED ACROSS THE CABLE IN A SPIRAL PATTERN

THE ITALIAN STYLE IS RIBBED ALONG THE CABLE AND ACROSS GIVING A MESH PATTERN

The French type is a reproduction product of the outer cable used by Rene Else and Alex Singer in France from

around 1950 to 1970. The feature is that the shape of the round wire (coil) is raised on the surface of the outer cable,

and it has a bumpy pattern like an undulation.

The Italian type is a reproduction product of the outer cable produced by Universal, which was mainly used in Italy in

the 1950s. The feature is that the surface of the outer cable has a mesh pattern.

All have a polyethylene inner liner. Can be used for hub gears and non-indexed derailleurs too!

Fabulous high quality brake cable housing in authentic vintage patterns. If you want your vintage bike to look

really pukka then this is the cable you need. Our agent in Japan scoured the market in Japan to find this cable.

What is more it is beautifully flexible for really smooth cable runs.

As used on Moultons and other quality bikes back in the 60s, 70's, 80's.

Sold per metre in a single length with 4 ferrules. i.e. if you order 2 metres you will get one 2 metre length with 8

ferrules.

Please measure up your bike before ordering to determine how much you need to cable up your bike!

PLEASE BE AWARE WE WILL CHARGE A 20% RE-STOCKING FEE ON RETURNS OF CUT CABLE. This is

because of the labour involved in cutting and packaging with ferrules etc.

First measure the cable length required for your bike and then please order the NUMBER OF

METRES length required in QUANTITY above. Supplied as a continuous length. We can only supply in

multiples of 1 metre.