Timeline for What rear brake should I get for a Surly Steamroller?
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| Jan 10, 2012 at 10:18 | comment | added | zenbike | No problem. I use zipties because they are soft enough material that, while you might get surface scratches in the paint, you are unlikely to remove enough of the paint to increase the risk of rust. The clamp on stops will crack and compress your paint to the point where corrosion is inevitable. | |
| Jan 9, 2012 at 23:46 | comment | added | Vanessa McD | @zenbike, thanks I had though of getting the bolt-on cable stops but I hadn't though about paint damage and ultimately corrosion :-( Will probably still with full housing and cable ties. | |
| Jan 8, 2012 at 8:23 | comment | added | zenbike | Yes, they will work as well. I don't generally recommend them though, because with time, they always damaged the paint. On a steel frame, that leads to corrosion, which is contra-indicated. :) | |
| Jan 8, 2012 at 7:04 | comment | added | freiheit | Wouldn't bolt-on cable stops work too? Like the Problem Solvers Backstop or this similar unit via rivendell. | |
| Jan 8, 2012 at 5:01 | history | answered | zenbike | CC BY-SA 3.0 |