Specification: Type:Bike Cable End Caps Material:aluminum alloy Color:Rainbow Size:11mm Quantity:30PCS brake cable covers Compatibility: suitable for 1.8mm or smaller cables Common for brake cable and variable speed cable After installing the cable end, use pliers to fix the cable end in the middle of the cover. Keep your cable end clean and closely cooperate with the cable to prevent the core wire from spreading after cutting, resulting in uneven stress on the core wire, which can perfectly protect the cable end.
Doug M. –
They Do Their Job.
Until I tried these Aluminum Surf Turtle cable end caps, I’ve always used lead ones, and for that reason I ruined a couple of these getting familiar with the difference, namely that aluminum crushes differently than lead. Although lead is dense, it’s pliable. Aluminum, on the other hand, is simply thin and light, and crushes like an aluminum soft drink can.Initially, I didn’t think I was going to like these, but after figuring them out, I’m more open minded about them. My first attempt crushing one was with a crimping tool, with the end cap ending up bent in the middle rather than evenly crushed. As it turns out, the flat end of a regular pair of pliers fits the length of these end caps perfectly, providing a clean, flat crush against the enclosed cable. In my case, as shown in the pictures, I’m using these to at the end of cables that have become frayed, which is not as convenient as securing end caps to newly cut cable, but they work.The rainbow colors add a bit of folly to what is otherwise the industrial utilitarian presence of a cable end cap. The rainbow color option also adds considerably to the price too. For a dollar less, Surf Turtle offers 400pcs of the plain silver colored ones. The question is, who needs 400 of them?How long these last is yet to be seen. No worries though; the 400pcs option is probably a lifetime supply.
Don Fisher –
Cover those cables or risk injury and frays.
I got the Bike Cable Ends (40) by Surf Turtle. I chose the rainbow ones, which kind of looks like the oil slick pattern on one of my 3 bikes and an e-scooter. Depending on the angle or light, they may appear yellow, blue, purple or pink, so they are versatile, if you don’t prefer the standard silver. Today, I put one on my 2000 Specialized Hard Rock. You need to stock more of these than you expect to use in the near future, because:1. The cable ends can come off – either when you just put them on,2. They can also come off as you’re testing them.3. Some may have to be cut off, like if you replace a front or rear derailleur – my case, as my cable is getting frayed and I already have a replacement derailleur and cable, that came in a set,4. If you replace a bent, corroded or too short cable (of course). Cables should be stainless steel, so they shouldn’t rust, but they get dirty inside the housing.5. Cables can randomly fray – one or more strands may come out from a cable end, like mine.6. You may move equipment from one bike to another, as you upgrade or change custom setups.7. You may have to part out a bike, and salvage newish cables or other parts. (If you’re frugal).8. You may be adding new cable ends to match your color scheme.I have some cable / wire cutters, but not a dedicated cable crimper PLIERS. I need to get one. Squeezing these with enough force with regular pliers can be difficult. So today, I tried crimping it with a dull wire cutter, which almost cut half off! Perhaps that explains why mine tend to fall off. so 40 cable ends or up to 3 per attempt = as few as 13 or so crimp replacements. I put one on my rear shifter cable that had a strand sticking out. I didn’t replace the shifter yet, as it’s still working and shifting fine. But as soon as I have a reason to do so, I will. The cable end at the shifter for my rear derailleur is an old, open design, that can allow water and dirt into the end (see last pic w/ my red grip). The new shifter has a screw covering the cable end, and is a better design. As I replace parts, I sometimes keep the old ones in a marked box or bag, to salvage.These cable ends by Surf Turtle appear to be fine – for my shift cable, and I believe they would work on a brake cable too. If I had a suggestion for the manufacturer / seller of these, it would be to put more in a little bag, as they are surely inexpensive to make.