Cable crimp to stop the end of your brake cable fraying.

Alloy, 6mm long by 2mm wide, well used (I got it second hand from a bloke who I suspect was not the first owner either) - all this moving around has made it a little baggy and now needs glue to hold it in position. Even glued on it is not solidly fixed so I get off my bike every mile or so to check it out, I usually look at it for a few minutes and, after concentrating, push it very gently with my little finger, it usually falls off.

I don't know what year it is, but I would guess early 1990's possibly late 1980s ? It would look lovely on a period Colnago, a Bob Jackson or even one of those slave bikes. It is not one of the newer aero designs but it's quite a soft alloy so you could always stand on it to make it aero.

I am looking to keep it together and would not really want to split. Serious offers only.

PM sent.

Is it Nihon Jitensha Shinkokai approved?

dibs if lpg doesn't want it

i give you three camel for this wonderful object

fuck i've been hunting for one of these for months... can i get in line?
let me know if it's the wrong threading for lpg and rpm? (i need a french-threaded one).

wicked.

what's the weight.
is it steel?
or is it titanium? if so, cornelius might be interested...

50 dorra

Would I be able to powdercoat it white?

does it light up like the seatpost

What thread italian, french or english?

surely you know that everyone cool is riding brakeless!

i had red anodised crimps on my azonic mountain bike back in the day, so i can't really take the piss too much...

Is it compatible with a NoBrake® set up?

Please put this on the ebay.
Cable tidy CW-920 fixed track not noBrake NJS campagnolo.

Bet it will go for over a fiver.

Can confirm it fit black spoke in 32 hole style for deep V?

oh yeah put it on ebay, that'd be as funny as fuck...

sorry to hijack this thread, i've been lurking on the forum for a while and i've got a few questions regarding cable crimps.

I'm trying to get into the crimpie scene, am i better off buying a brand new crimp while I decide if i like it or should I look for an old crimp and convert it? How much should I spend? Could someone give me an exhaustive list of every crimp on the market and their pro's and cons. ideally i would like all of my questions answered without resorting to the search forum facility.

If I am at all irreverent in response, will you be either threatening to hunt me down, or aiming donkey-based circus taunts in my direction?

Right That's It You Twat. Outside.

I'd get a crimpster. Some people dislike them for their inferior 'alloy' material, and mass-market appeal, but in reality they are great crimps and really good value for money.

would I get labelled a crimpenger?

Quite possibly.

But don't let it bother you, at least you'll be another guy on a bike, crimp or no crimp.

do NOT use that word

What a bunch of cunts. I've been using crimps professionally since the early eighties, before bicycle couriers had even heard of them. You'll all have forgotten about them in six months, but I'll still have some.

arrokrimp anyone?

you're giving professional crimpers a bad name, learn how to use them properly before you rush out into central london with frayed cables and a crimpers bag, endangering everyone's lives and appropriating crimp culture

ah the old 'i was using crimps before you were even born' crap.

take no notice of these haters.

Crimped definitely gives you more control in the wet. And whenever I go back to riding uncrimped, the ability to fray feels weird - almost out of control.

Bricl Lane Crimps have got some in - 20 quid each

riding crimpless makes you more aware

Everyone knows that riding crimpless round corners leads to poor balance and hence worse traction than a crimped setup. Ideally you want the weight of your crimp over the front wheel to eliminate the possibility of skidding.

These are 6mm crimps - so all you people PM-ing me about crimp-strike can calm down.

"This is an unbranded pack of approximately 100 extremely high-quality aluminium cable end caps. My photograph shows their aircraft-grade appearance. They are of a classic "top hat" design; 12.3 mm long and weighing only 0.19 grammes a piece. Crimp on to any bicycle inner gear or brake cable up to around 1.6mm in diameter. Prevents unsightly fraying and the unpleasant sensation of a puncture wound from a loose strand. A genuine workshop bulk-pack, these end caps are often seen in High Street cycle shops for up to 15p each!"

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-very-high-...QQcmdZViewItem

And crimp overlap.

What's a good crimp ratio for riding round London?

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