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CABLE DETANGLER
Refer to the illustration on page 22.
Some freestyle bicycles come equipped with a detangler system that will allow the handlebar to spin 360-degrees without binding the cables.
CAUTION: It is very important that this system is adjusted correctly. Installation should only be done by a qualified bicycle
mechanic with the correct tools.
Upper Cable
1. First connect the barrel end of the upper cable to the rear brake lever. Make sure the long cable casing is on top of the short cable
casing; otherwise, the upper cable will have a twist in it.
2. Route the upper cable through the handlebars (below the crossbar) with the short cable casing on the same side as the rear brake lever.
3. Connect the upper cable to the upper plate by passing the football ends of the upper cable through the threaded holes in the upper plate
and connecting them to the bearing.
4. Screw the adjusting barrels into the upper plate. Don’t tighten the locknuts at this time.
Lower Cable
1. Slide the cable casing through the cable guide on the frame.
2. Connect the lower cable to the lower plate by passing the football ends of the lower cable through the threaded holes in the lower plate and
connecting them to the bearing.
3. Screw the adjusting barrels into the lower plate. Don’t tighten the locknuts at this time.
4. Connect the lower cable to the rear brake. Don’t adjust the rear brake at this time.
NOTE: Check to make sure all 11 cable casing ends on the upper and lower cables are seated correctly, and that the spring tension of the rear
brake is pulling the bearing down.
Adjustment
1. Screw the cable adjusters on the rear brake lever and the upper cable splitter all the way in.
2. Screw the adjusting barrels in the upper plate in (or out) to set the bearing for maximum travel. The bearing should be as far down as it can
go
without resting on the lower plate or the adjusting barrels screwed into the lower plate.
3. Use the adjusting barrels that are screwed into the upper plate to make the bearing parallel to the upperplate. Use a 10mm wrench to
tighten the locknut on the left adjusting barrel of the upper cable. Leave the right adjusting barrel loose.
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