Never seen this before but couldn‘t you loosen the seat clamp and turn it clockwise so the cable doesn‘t touch it?
sleazepleeze on
Sheath that run of cable with some housing liner? The liner will wear out too but it’s replaceable
c0nsumer on
You don’t, really. That’s a piece of metal being used as a guide. Unless you can somehow line it with something else to take the load, and replace that, eventually you’re going to wear it out. I’d look for a replacement or some sort of functional alternative.
f100red on
Stop using your rear brake.
Avansay on
Cable grommet?
SFTExP on
Search for Jagwire slick lube liner.
Lethal_Interaction on
Looks like a cable housing is missing.
knuckles-and-claws on
In the old days, I used a piece of thin plastic tubing around the cable. It was tough plastic, but really slick.
TheDaysComeAndGone on
Clamp-on cable stops and a piece of housing instead of this strange seatpost clamp thing? Can you post a photo of the whole bike?
PendragonDaGreat on
I borrowed a bike with something like this several years ago, there was a short piece of PTFE (teflon) tubing in it. Which helps prevent the wear on the metal, but also is a much slicker surface. I don’t know if that was original or a user mod, but might be something to look into. PTFE tubing in usable diameters should be readily available on Amazon they’re used in a ton of consumer 3d printers.
Keep in mind that this is probably decades of wear you see here. For that this part has held up pretty fine so far. A cable liner should do the trick tho to prevent further wear in that spot. Just cut it to length and gently treat one end with a lighter so that it curls up and keeps the liner in place once it is installed. Don’t forget to replace it regularly when you change your cables.
umgrybab on
A section of Jagwire slick lube liner over the cable would do it.
Wannabe_nerd_01 on
I have this same part on my Hahanna, mine is rotated slightly so that it’s a fairly straight shot for the cable. The guide itself seems like a bit of an afterthought, though it works well enough. Mine has much less wear than yours. Best of luck! 🤙
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Never seen this before but couldn‘t you loosen the seat clamp and turn it clockwise so the cable doesn‘t touch it?
Sheath that run of cable with some housing liner? The liner will wear out too but it’s replaceable
You don’t, really. That’s a piece of metal being used as a guide. Unless you can somehow line it with something else to take the load, and replace that, eventually you’re going to wear it out. I’d look for a replacement or some sort of functional alternative.
Stop using your rear brake.
Cable grommet?
Search for Jagwire slick lube liner.
Looks like a cable housing is missing.
In the old days, I used a piece of thin plastic tubing around the cable. It was tough plastic, but really slick.
Clamp-on cable stops and a piece of housing instead of this strange seatpost clamp thing? Can you post a photo of the whole bike?
I borrowed a bike with something like this several years ago, there was a short piece of PTFE (teflon) tubing in it. Which helps prevent the wear on the metal, but also is a much slicker surface. I don’t know if that was original or a user mod, but might be something to look into. PTFE tubing in usable diameters should be readily available on Amazon they’re used in a ton of consumer 3d printers.
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Keep in mind that this is probably decades of wear you see here. For that this part has held up pretty fine so far. A cable liner should do the trick tho to prevent further wear in that spot. Just cut it to length and gently treat one end with a lighter so that it curls up and keeps the liner in place once it is installed. Don’t forget to replace it regularly when you change your cables.
A section of Jagwire slick lube liner over the cable would do it.
I have this same part on my Hahanna, mine is rotated slightly so that it’s a fairly straight shot for the cable. The guide itself seems like a bit of an afterthought, though it works well enough. Mine has much less wear than yours. Best of luck! 🤙