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Originally Posted by Mass_nerder
So my rear brake cable is frayed, and the brake isn't working well.
I know I need to replace the cable, but is this something I should be able to do on my own, or is it better to take it into the shop?
Sort of related: I have disk brakes, which seem overkill for me, as I just use it as a commuter to and from work in the city. They're a nightmare to adjust etc, and I'm longing for the days of the simple v brake.
How hard is it to switch to v brakes?
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Unless the bike has posts to install the calipers you have to live with Disks.
As for cables, they are pretty easy. The way I do them is:
Just pull the existing cable out of the sheathing, mark the new one with tape, the approximate spot where the old one went into the caliper.
Make sure you have all the slack adjusted out of the lever (that will be the silver 2 piece screw assembly the cable runs through the middle of), and tighten down the cable at the caliper. Then start letting some slack out at the lever. Once everything works, trim then end at the caliper, and crimp a cable end on it.
This is a video showing a V-brake replacement, but i is pretty much the same idea as a a cable disk. It is definitely more involved than my 2 minute method, but it isn't hard at all: