Shimano Stainless Tandem Road Brake Cable 1.6 x 3500mm
Why Is the Shimano Stainless Tandem Brake Cable 3500mm Different?
The Shimano stainless tandem road brake cable is a 1.6mm diameter pear-end inner wire cut to 3500mm, which is 1450mm longer than a standard road brake cable. The extended length exists specifically to cover the cable runs required on tandem bicycles, where the pilot (front rider) controls brakes that must route from the handlebars all the way to the rear stoker's position and then to the calipers, resulting in cable paths that are physically impossible to complete with a standard 2050mm road cable. The pear-shaped end fitting seats correctly in road drop bar STI levers and tandem stoker handlebars using road brake lever anchors. Like Shimano's standard road and mountain cables, the wire uses a curved surface outer strand profile that reduces friction contact against the housing bore, providing lighter pull and more consistent feel across the cable's unusually long run.
Stainless steel construction is particularly valuable on a tandem application given the additional cable length exposed to weather and contamination over the full routing distance. This cable is the correct spec for replacing worn or broken rear brake cables on tandem road bikes using drop bar road controls. It can also serve as a front cable on tandems with very long front cable runs, or as an emergency replacement on any bike where a standard cable is too short. For tandem cyclists who need a Shimano-quality stainless pear-end brake cable with adequate length, the 3500mm version is the specific solution for the application.
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Shimano Stainless Tandem Road Brake Cable 1.6 x 3500mm
Shimano Stainless Tandem Road Brake Cable 1.6 x 3500mm
Why Is the Shimano Stainless Tandem Brake Cable 3500mm Different?
The Shimano stainless tandem road brake cable is a 1.6mm diameter pear-end inner wire cut to 3500mm, which is 1450mm longer than a standard road brake cable. The extended length exists specifically to cover the cable runs required on tandem bicycles, where the pilot (front rider) controls brakes that must route from the handlebars all the way to the rear stoker's position and then to the calipers, resulting in cable paths that are physically impossible to complete with a standard 2050mm road cable. The pear-shaped end fitting seats correctly in road drop bar STI levers and tandem stoker handlebars using road brake lever anchors. Like Shimano's standard road and mountain cables, the wire uses a curved surface outer strand profile that reduces friction contact against the housing bore, providing lighter pull and more consistent feel across the cable's unusually long run.
Stainless steel construction is particularly valuable on a tandem application given the additional cable length exposed to weather and contamination over the full routing distance. This cable is the correct spec for replacing worn or broken rear brake cables on tandem road bikes using drop bar road controls. It can also serve as a front cable on tandems with very long front cable runs, or as an emergency replacement on any bike where a standard cable is too short. For tandem cyclists who need a Shimano-quality stainless pear-end brake cable with adequate length, the 3500mm version is the specific solution for the application.
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Why Is the Shimano Stainless Tandem Brake Cable 3500mm Different?
The Shimano stainless tandem road brake cable is a 1.6mm diameter pear-end inner wire cut to 3500mm, which is 1450mm longer than a standard road brake cable. The extended length exists specifically to cover the cable runs required on tandem bicycles, where the pilot (front rider) controls brakes that must route from the handlebars all the way to the rear stoker's position and then to the calipers, resulting in cable paths that are physically impossible to complete with a standard 2050mm road cable. The pear-shaped end fitting seats correctly in road drop bar STI levers and tandem stoker handlebars using road brake lever anchors. Like Shimano's standard road and mountain cables, the wire uses a curved surface outer strand profile that reduces friction contact against the housing bore, providing lighter pull and more consistent feel across the cable's unusually long run.
Stainless steel construction is particularly valuable on a tandem application given the additional cable length exposed to weather and contamination over the full routing distance. This cable is the correct spec for replacing worn or broken rear brake cables on tandem road bikes using drop bar road controls. It can also serve as a front cable on tandems with very long front cable runs, or as an emergency replacement on any bike where a standard cable is too short. For tandem cyclists who need a Shimano-quality stainless pear-end brake cable with adequate length, the 3500mm version is the specific solution for the application.
