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Ferrules, Crimps and Donuts

These minor items are so cheap we don't charge for a few of them. If you want a large quantity, you can buy them by the bottle.
Ferrules 5 mm

Ferrules help keep the cut housing end aligned with its stop hardware, helping reduce cable friction.
They are essential for index housing to keep it from fraying.
A few? Free (with other purchase).
Bottle of 200 $23.95
CAH40

Crimps

Crimps-squish these onto the cut ends of your cables to prevent fraying/unraveling of the cable.
A few? Free (with other purchase).
Bottle of 500 $27.95
CAH42

Donuts

Rubber donuts slide onto your cables where they run bare, especially along the top tube. The donuts keep the bare cables from rattling against the frame, and also protect the paint from abrasion.
A few? Free (with other purchase).
Bottle of 600 $59.95
CAH45

Ferrules 5 mm Ferrules help keep the cut housing end aligned with its stop hardware, helping reduce cable friction. They are essential for index housing to keep it from fraying. A few? Free (with other purchase). Bottle of 200 $23.95 CAH40

Crimps Crimps-squish these onto the cut ends of your cables to prevent fraying/unraveling of the cable. A few? Free (with other purchase). Bottle of 500 $27.95 CAH42

Rubber donuts slide onto your cables where they run bare, especially along the top tube. The donuts keep the bare cables from rattling against the frame, and also protect the paint from abrasion. A few? Free (with other purchase). Bottle of 600 $59.95 CAH45

Housing Stops

New! Origin8 Clamp-on Double Stop for Standard 1 1/8" (28.6mm) Downtubes. CAH55 $9.95 Each.

These allow the installation of any type of handlebar shifters on frames that don't have housing stops or braze-ons on the down tube.
The 1 1/8" (28.6 mm) diameter fits the down tubes of most older steel frames. Can also be used as rear brake housing stop on top tube.
If you want to use this with Shimano STI shifters, you will also need an inline cable adjusters to allow you to make fine adjustments to the front derailer indexing.

Cable Housing Stop Adaptors (Curved Back) for Brazed-on Shifter Bosses FS1066 $17.95/Pair

This version has a curved back that fits neatly against the down tubes of most steel frames that have downtube shifter braze-ons.

Cable Housing Stop Adaptors (Flat Back) for Brazed-on Shifter Bosses FS1069 $17.95/Pair

This version has a curved back that fits neatly against the flattened projections on the base downtube shifter mounts. This version is the one usually required for aluminum or carbon frames.

New! Origin8 Clamp-on Double Stop for Standard 1 1/8" (28.6mm) Downtubes. CAH55 $9.95 Each. These allow the installation of any type of handlebar shifters on frames that don't have housing stops or braze-ons on the down tube. The 1 1/8" (28.6 mm) diameter fits the down tubes of most older steel frames. Can also be used as rear brake housing stop on top tube. If you want to use this with Shimano STI shifters, you will also need an inline cable adjusters to allow you to make fine adjustments to the front derailer indexing.
Cable Housing Stop Adaptors (Curved Back) for Brazed-on Shifter Bosses FS1066 $17.95/Pair This version has a curved back that fits neatly against the down tubes of most steel frames that have downtube shifter braze-ons.
Cable Housing Stop Adaptors (Flat Back) for Brazed-on Shifter Bosses FS1069 $17.95/Pair This version has a curved back that fits neatly against the flattened projections on the base downtube shifter mounts. This version is the one usually required for aluminum or carbon frames.

Jagwire Mini In-line Cable Adjusters (Rubber Coated) CAH32 $14.95/pair

Cut your cable housing anywhere and install a barrel adjuster wherever you find it convenient.
Includes end caps for 4mm shift housings
Designed for use with Derailleur systems only

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