Scott you will also have to remove and reinstall the head set cup with the cable jacket retainer thing-ama-bob

well depended on what bike you are working with

OK this is going on a Streetbeat so it sounds like I'll need to add the "cable jacket thing-ama-bob". Thats no problem, i have one and the headset is not installed yet.
My questions are....and don't take these the way they sound. lol....
This just slips onto the shaft of the stem and can slide up and down? nothing actually holds it down?
The rotor has a small amount of cable already attached to the bottom half, but thats not long enough to reach the rear caliper, so what happens with this cable?
Thanks for the help guys.

The spring on the brake caliper holds it down.

The bottom cable has to reach your caliper for it to work. Sounds like you need to buy a new lower cable. Make sure you run it so that it doesn't Kink or it won't work well.

Teflon lined cables work way better than standard cables. Also use some Tri-Flow in your cables to make it run smoother.

If your rotor has the little plastic cap on top...
1) pop off the little cap
2) line up the whole w/ the bottom cable
3) pull the bottom cable up thru the little hole
4) do the reverse to install a new cable
5) put the little cap back on...

I used regular bearing grease on my cables this time and it works very well, and shouldn't dry up.

J

OK I've got one of the cable holder
thing-ama-do-hickeys.
Does it have to hang off the front of the neck or can it be off to the side?
I'm hoping it can hang off the side because I'm not using a stem that the cable goes through.
Do I also need to use one of the thing-ama-bobbers that holds the cable near the stem bolt?
Help help help
This is for my contest build and time is short
Thanks

Scott

P.S. Sorry for all the thing-ama.....tech talk.

The thing-ama-do-hickey hangs off the back/side wherever you want it...just as long as it lines up with the rotor pinch bolt. The bottom stationary cup, I believe you're referring to it as a thing-ama-bobber, that goes in place of the headset cup must be used too.

Hey Scott! If you refer to the drwawing, you will notice that the cable is hanging off the side of the stem and with the handle bars facing forward.

Since most of your riding and braking is done whilst traveling forward, position your stem cable hanger directly over the cable cup hanger so that it draws a straight line whilst you bars are facing forward just like in the pic.

This will create more leverage when braking. Whenever the top cable is not directly above the bottom cable, you will have less leverage eg.. braking whilst turning a corner. Your brakes will still work, but may feel less powerful.

That's why the gyro uses two cables to create better leverage at any sterring angle.

Alright cool. i didn't even notice on the instructions above that the cable is off to the side. i now see (now that I am paying attention) that the instructions show the use of the cable hanger coming off the stem bolt along with an adjuster....luckily I have one of those to.
Well I'm going to start building tomorrow so we'll see how it goes.
thanks everyone for the help, I really apreciate it.

Scott

OH NO!!!!!!!!! I can't find my thing-a-ma-bob(top headset cup with cable guide). I had one, but now it's gone. Anybody got one I can get for this streetbeat build. Please let me know.

I had one laying around here, but I also just bought one from the bay a couple days ago. If it shows up before you get one elsewhere, you can have it for what I paid. Its a nos tioga cup in white.
LMK

scott

thanks dude, i'll let you know.