How to cheaply bulk-order a bunch of brake & gear cables & accessories?
Posted: 29 May 2024, 5:07pm
Hi all,
Random question of the day time. I'm planning to do up a few junk bikes from ebay/facebook I purchased a couple of years ago - something like 3 x kids bikes, 2 x women's bikes and 1 x road bike as a fun mini-project. They need complete brake & gear cabling overhauls. Is there anywhere that will sell me a bag of brake & gear cables & housings etc. for Shimano/SRAM road & MTB bikes? I'd like to get enough to do say 30-100 bikes (probably a lifetime supply)! Ali Express / ebay do sell brake & gear cables & housings cheaply in bulk (but not the noodles/rubber boots etc). I guess they'll be low quality but will they be just about OK? I can't find a bulk seller of v-brake noodles anywhere.
PS As the TLDR context for this slightly bizarre request, I used to dabble in expensive bikes (not that expensive - most expensive was under £1k) but (living in central London) they would get either nicked within months (I've lost probably 20+ bikes & motorbikes over the years) or I'd have to store them inside and lock them with multiple heavy locks when outside, which I found too impractical. So my recent solution has just been to buy incredibly cheap bikes and then when one gets nicked I just pull another one from my backup pile and carry on. And because they're really crap, I've found the theft rate has plummeted dramatically (only lost 2 x wheels and 1 x seat/post in the past 2 years).
Thanks
Random question of the day time. I'm planning to do up a few junk bikes from ebay/facebook I purchased a couple of years ago - something like 3 x kids bikes, 2 x women's bikes and 1 x road bike as a fun mini-project. They need complete brake & gear cabling overhauls. Is there anywhere that will sell me a bag of brake & gear cables & housings etc. for Shimano/SRAM road & MTB bikes? I'd like to get enough to do say 30-100 bikes (probably a lifetime supply)! Ali Express / ebay do sell brake & gear cables & housings cheaply in bulk (but not the noodles/rubber boots etc). I guess they'll be low quality but will they be just about OK? I can't find a bulk seller of v-brake noodles anywhere.
PS As the TLDR context for this slightly bizarre request, I used to dabble in expensive bikes (not that expensive - most expensive was under £1k) but (living in central London) they would get either nicked within months (I've lost probably 20+ bikes & motorbikes over the years) or I'd have to store them inside and lock them with multiple heavy locks when outside, which I found too impractical. So my recent solution has just been to buy incredibly cheap bikes and then when one gets nicked I just pull another one from my backup pile and carry on. And because they're really crap, I've found the theft rate has plummeted dramatically (only lost 2 x wheels and 1 x seat/post in the past 2 years).
Thanks