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Chilli Rinse:
Hi guys, hope you are all good !

I have two quick questions for you...

1. On my Freemaster build I am using Clark's Power Glide cables, they have a stepped metal cable end that slips into the barrel adjuster. It fits in the stationary rotor cup nicely, my question is... is it a good idea to use it to keep the cable run from the rotor nice and straight or will it put extra stress on the rotor cup because it's not a flexible cable outer being inserted ?

2. I have a spare pair of Weinmann semi auto adjusters, I am going to be running Potts mod front and a rotor to rear, my question is... shall I use them or is it not the done thing on freestyle build and maybe best to keep it simple ?

Silly questions I know but I'm nearly ready to fit my cables.

Thanks

Chilli Rinse:
Question 2 partly answered seeing as I found the freestyle version of the adjuster  :idiot2:

Should I bother though ?

 :LolLolLolLol:

Picklez:
Hey Toby,

Never run a rotor, or gyro, but any chance of a picture zoomed out? On the one hand I'd say stick with the Powerglide cable end, as it will help keep the cable straighter from the rotor part down through the top cup and into the initial part of the cable. However, it does also depend somewhat on what the radius of the resulting  bend in the cable looks like 'downstream' of the rotor cup area I suppose  :-\.

As for the front brake, are you talking about the conventional adjuster or one of the freestyle ones, that still mount on the upper calliper arm but designed for the potts mod setup? In either case there appears to be two schools of thought. 1. remove, fit a more conventional adjuster on the lower arm and pinch bolt in the upper arm, to minimise as much flex as possible (and from an engineering perspective that should result in very slightly better braking efficiency - but remember we're talking about 80's BMX brakes so that's minimal anyway  :LolLolLolLol:). Whereas the other school of thought is keep the Weinmann in, either using the conventional one upside down on the lower arm and a pinch bolt in the upper, or a conventional adjuster in the lower arm (or the male part inserted in the quick release) and the potts mod type Weinmann on the upper arm.

Phew, and breath, hope that makes some form of sense  :LolLolLolLol:.

Picklez:
lol, teach me to post even when warned someone's updated the thread whilst I've been writing  :daumenhoch:

Chilli Rinse:
 :LolLolLolLol:

I knew I?d seen a different version of the adjuster, then I remembered it was on your Changa.

Yes, that all makes sense Pete, thanks,  still not sure if this builds warrants them on it. My thinking on the cable end was the same as yours, should work better with the cable being pulled down straight before the cable starts to bend. Here's a shot of how the swoop on the cable would look. I have gone by the paint rub from the og cable. Not too pretty but I have seen worse and the cable runs smoothly in this position.

My colour scheme has now been divulged  :LolLolLolLol: damn  ;D pink on white  fistblump

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