What cable ferrules for "vintage" cable stops?

[rogerzilla]

My 1951 Holdsworth has non-slotted stops which are quite shallow so a conventional ferrule just waggles about. The hole on the other side isn't much bigger than the inner wire itself.

What ferrules should I use? Bare cable outer isn't secure either, and will probably split before long without a ferrule in place.

 

[The History Man]

Google stepped ferrules.

They're out there.

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/cables/jtek ... pack-of-4/

 

[Midlife]

Top tube or chainstay?

 

[rogerzilla]

Re:

Top tube. The hole is only just big enough for the cable so a stepped ferrule is probably not right.

 

[Midlife]

You can drill out the stop for a stepped ferrule, use a cable clip to stabilise or a thin cable tie to keep it from waggling about. It let it wave about for the original look

 

[Wheelnut]

You don't need to use a ferrule and most people don't. With the brake set up, the tension in the cable stops the cable waggling about.

 

[Midlife]

There's not always a lot of tension generated by the brake spring and as mentioned it can wave about and "upright" at the front when you brake. There's always the option of joining the brake cables together over the bars where they cross with one of those clip things.


https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/lMsAAOxy ... s-l300.jpg

 

[Big Block]

You don't need to use a ferrule and most people don't. With the brake set up, the tension in the cable stops the cable waggling about.

well supported by the 1952 Brown Bros catalogue.
bb1952page24 by philip.knight, on Flickr

 

[Midlife]

............but the cable still waves about