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Would you post? I'll send a pm

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Hi, think this might be right for a family member, I'll call dibs and send a pm.

Is this still available? I'll send a pm.

Great to meet you too and appreciate the generosity- should have it back on the road in a week or two. Took attaching three different times before I figured it out but managed to cycle my way back. Have put a tenner donation back into the forum :)

Will send a DM but if still there can I call dibs on this. Happy to collect tomorrow/next few days.

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Old tag- Frederick Douglass mural off Gilmore place.

New Tag: If you want to eat at the cantina, you'll need a few dollars more.

Old tag: Heriothill Tunnel. Looking towards George V park

Nice to know! Even if I can't find out the builder nice to think it's a decent frame and know where it's from. Unrelated but the 600ax project of yours is fantastic.

I'll have a crack at following the diagrams in @jontea 's link, otherwise this isn't a bad idea. Had initially thought a step down ferrule but I'm not sure it would sit at all flush.

This is a great link, it took a fair deal of force to have the brake cable enter so could well be meant to work like that. I'll give the entries a little clean and give it a crack with some spare cable tomorrow. Would certainly be an easy fix if this is the case.

Thanks, I think this is the right approach. I reckon theres a thin amount of rust at both entries but otherwise the outer should run the whole way through. Getting a drill out is a bit beyond my current DIY but also the answer.

Always an option

Okay interested to hear peoples thoughts re brake cable. I removed everything and shined a torch down the tubing but couldn't see much at all. An attempt with a vacuum as suggested by @billygoat8 but no change. Interestingly I tried running a gear cable down there to see if it was blocked and it ran through fine. I think the casing is 4mm as oppose to 5mm for the brake cable. I presume this rules out internal stops unless they are a ring around the circumference of the tube. As tried before I can get a brake cable in more like an inch and a half before it stops. Any thoughts?

I'll have a check with a torch tomorrow, but it sounds like internal stops are likely as it goes.

Ah good to hear. Hadn't heard of internal stops before today but seems a likely answer.

That's a great spot. Appreciate it. Google streetview confirms it I'm sure. Looks as though it may still be open, I think I have an excuse for a tour some day things are back to normal.

Thanks man, there was definitely enough about the bike to make me bite. Not sure I'll ever know where the name really comes from though.

That makes plenty of sense now you say it. Let's see what a torch light discovers.

I'll have a look tomorrow, internal stops hadn't occurred to me. There aren't any end caps on there as the entrance must be barely more than 5mm. Standard brake cables are a squeeze getting in. I had thought a step down ferrule of some kind might be solution because a standard stop won't fit in. I'll update what I find shining a torch down there

I'll keep you in mind but all being well I think we've got quite a few kilometres time before then haha.

Thanks for the reply, worryingly I don't. I'll attach some pictures. The outers probably run 2-3 inches into the frame each, at which point they don't seem to be able to go any further. The resistance of not being able to put them in further is currently all that's stopping them being pushed in while in use.

Hey man, no worries always nice to document things somewhere. I'll give you a shout if I see you out on the roads.