smiddy86 Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Any advice on how to set up onza cable disc as keeps slipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza wanabe Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 its cable its expected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 17 hours ago, onza wanabe said: its cable its expected not always... if you've got the stock onza brake levers they are prettyu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 17 hours ago, onza wanabe said: its cable its expected not always... if you've got the stock onza brake levers they are pretty poor; avid sd7 or shimano deore levers are great upgrades (i prefer the deore as it has a split clamp so they're easier to remove/refit) i forget how the onza discs look/set up/whatever. but if they're like a bb7 with split/dome washers then replacing the washers and re-setting the caliper can help massively. the avid set up guide on youtube will help you out there. a new set of brake cables will also help; linear slics are usually pretty good. cut the outers carefully; don't use your dads rusty old cable cutters. they will f**k up the ends so the cable can move around and compress more so your energy braking is wasted: i used to push the cable into a grinding disc to get it nice and flat/square. better brake pads and new disc rotors won't go amiss either. if you can get the trialtech/jitsie flavoured ones you'll be laughing. or replace them with bb5 or bb7 calipers; they are outrageously powerful for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza wanabe Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 28 minutes ago, ogre said: not always... if you've got the stock onza brake levers they are pretty poor; avid sd7 or shimano deore levers are great upgrades (i prefer the deore as it has a split clamp so they're easier to remove/refit) i forget how the onza discs look/set up/whatever. but if they're like a bb7 with split/dome washers then replacing the washers and re-setting the caliper can help massively. the avid set up guide on youtube will help you out there. a new set of brake cables will also help; linear slics are usually pretty good. cut the outers carefully; don't use your dads rusty old cable cutters. they will f**k up the ends so the cable can move around and compress more so your energy braking is wasted: i used to push the cable into a grinding disc to get it nice and flat/square. better brake pads and new disc rotors won't go amiss either. if you can get the trialtech/jitsie flavoured ones you'll be laughing. or replace them with bb5 or bb7 calipers; they are outrageously powerful for the price. Was just going on personal experience used a couple cable disc brakes set them up nice and tight got them going strong but then after a while the cable snapped wouldn't personally use cable disc after that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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