Comments on: A Complete Idiot’s Guide to Proper Front Disc Brake Cable Routing

By: Performance Bike

Performance Bike — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:33:44 +0000

Well done,You have done it.
But i would recommend ,that first we have to go the retailer from where we had purchase our bike for repair & if he denies then surely we have to do some R & D like this.
Bloom Bike shop is best for dealing with such kind of problems.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:22:42 +0000

This is helpful information. I stink at doing maintenance on my bike. For some reason I’m afraid I’ll break the thing. I’ll work on my truck but not my bike. Go figure. Thanks!

By: Levi

Levi — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:50:00 +0000

Yep, you’d think the factory would send it out properly installed. Even if they didn’t, you’d think the bike shop would care enough to make it right!

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:41:25 +0000

Perfect, Thank You! I just purchased a new bike myself, and had the same problem. I noticed on the first ride the cable would rub the tire, so I had to zip tie it to the fork, noticing the cable clamp on the front of the fork. After seeing your photo, I removed the tie, placed the cable into the cable-tie and routed like pictured, cool. Yeah, I purchased a Mongoose Tyax Super, you would expect them to know how to route cable at a factory, apparently not.
Thanks again,
Mike

By: Levi

Levi — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:41:28 +0000

@Vehicros

Great! Glad to help!

By: Vehicros

Vehicros — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:56:25 +0000

Hey, thanks for the info, I’ve been searching the net hoping to find this exact info, I was just about to make the same mistake, Thanks for taking the time to post the photos.

By: Levi

Levi — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:43:23 +0000

Absolutely right. No matter how good mechanics (or any professionals) are, “ultimately your own safety is in your own hands.”

Great point, I really like that.

By: Bradly Fletchall

Bradly Fletchall — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:52:16 +0000

Great post Coach and thanks for the link. Everyone makes mistakes from time to time and ultimately your own safety is in your own hands.

So always give your equipment a good look over before you leave the bike shop and before every ride.