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RJ, would you please do a video how barrel adjusters work? I understand turning left and right. I just don't understand what's happening internally. A video like your chain 'stretch ' demonstration would be great. Thank you

Beautiful! One of my winter projects is to replace my down tube friction shifters with brifters, and this is just the ticket! Thanks!

Thanks for the video. One tip: when you were discussing the "two kinds of installation" with two types of ferrules, first option you showed (with a longer conical ferrule) is incorrect, since that was the brake (5mm) ferrule. So the option you choose in the end, with "cleaner looks", not only cleaner looking, but also correct since you used the 4 mm gear ferrules. And obviously you fitted the adjuster for the gears!

You saved my day. I bought a road bike and couldn't find a Spanish explanation of this but yours was so clear... Great video. Thank you.

RJ you have always been Bike knowledgable and very unselfish in sharing them to the public. Thank you.

You have an easy to understand video for every situation I come up against. Keep up the great work. I'll keep watching.

super helpfull, currently turning a classic roadbike into a climber with new parts, this has helped me a lot! Thanks!

Your the go to guy for videos, well done.

Thanks RJ! Needed to see this to confirm that I had mine installed in the right direction. Was hoping you’d address it directly but was able to confirm by watching. Much appreciated!!

Yep we're still watching and learning in 2021. Thanks for the great tutorial.

Very clear and concise. Nice work.

Great stuff, just about to get the sealed gear cable set from jag on my bike :-)

Thanks, great video

Very helpful. Thank you!

Super helpful. Thank you!

very helpful! thanks!

Thank you. Fitted an" XLC" mini cable inline adjuster, similar to the device you fitted. Got some tips from your video. Yours Doug.

Another great video. Thanks

thank you, nice clear concise instructions; you also have an excellent speaking voice & diction 😁

hey rj the bike guy what brakes are you using on this bike? i am fixing to somewhat build one similar to this and may have a few other questions as well thanks man. great channel by the way i love it!!!!

Hey R.J quick question would this work to replace a rear barrel adjuster the hole that the adjuster screws in to is stripped .....got no way to retread the hole thats why i ask

Thanks for the video! Very informative as I plan out a drop bar conversion :D

Thank you!

thanks. appreciate the video

Thanks shyflirt1 Helped me out heaps. Ride safe

very helpful! thanks! :-)

thanks your video bro.

Hi RJ is it possible to install the Barrel Adjuster near the front derailleur just like as the rear?

Can they also be used for brake cables? I have an MTB -> Gravel conversion with V-brakes and those break pads tend to wear extremely quickly. I cannot adjust the pads as I'd do it on the MTB break levers but I've to loosen the cable at the break cantilevers and fit them again in a different position. Being able to adjust them using such a cable adjuster would be such a relief!

Can a v brake not have barrel adjusters? Im converting my folding into drop bars and the v brake will lose barrel adjusters, I will probably get after market in lines in the future but will a bike work without them?

Is this also working on a RD with no barrel adjuster?

Hi RJ the bike guy, my mtb to gravel bike conversion, the FD doesnt have any barrel adjuster. My mechanic just tunes it up by with limiting screws. I suggested to him if we can use inline barrel adjusters like here in this video, he said it doesnt work ot make any singificance. I havent tried it but, is this true? Or would it depend on the brand used? I honestly dpnt get the context as to why he said it doesnt work

Hi RJ, Just watched How To Install Inline Cable Barrel Adjusters. I have a question my barrel adjuster has snapped of from the Down Tube I have the Vitus Zenium 2014. The threaded part has snapped off at the point where you would thread the adjuster on to the down tube. Do you have any suggestions on how I can remove. assistance gratefully appreciated. Regards Billy.

Is there a way to install it without replacing the cable?

Which way do I install the adjuster, RJ? All the way closed? Open? Half way? Thanks for the video! You make it look so easy...

Is it the same to install it onto internal tubing frame?

do these cable adjusters work ok on brake cables?,as i understand it brake inner cables are thicker,would they go through the barrell ok?

I like your videos, very informative even for the first time diy'er. Systematic, pedagogic and very easy to understand. However, I do have a question. How many wires do you go through a year, cutting them every time? I just watched you install a new cable for this particular FD and here you go cutting it in half again. Why not just leave it a bit longer first time around, just in case you have to change something, and then just reinstall it? By the way, I hope you are sponsored by Park Tool. Thanks for the uploads!

random question. is there any benefit to have multiple adjusters on a single line? a bike i got had 2 in-line adjusters plus there is an adjuster on the brake itself. It was the rear brake line. that line had no exposed sections of cable as it was full length from lever all the way down the down-tube and rear stay to the disc brake. one of the in-line adjusters was near the head-tube, the other was about 2 inches from the calliper on the rear stay. and like i said the calliper had its own adjuster on it (Spyre TRP). to me it does not seem like it would be effective as the cable can only be tensioned so much but maybe it was just to be generous with the options as i could adjust the one on the head tube while i road.. and then unadjusted it after the ride and made the adjustment back on the calliper so the in-line adjusters where zeroed out again.

nice video! the question will be: what you are going to do if you don´t have STI´s just frame shifters? I see no possiblity to install barrel adjusters if you use frame shifters such as Shimano sT-6400 e.g.

what are those black thing i think my cable adjuster dont have those what are they called so i can order them

Do you have a video on how a barrel adjuster works? Great videos!!!

Where can i find those RSX Hoods?

CHeers!

Hey RJ, great Video as always. I have a question regarding the Barrel adjusters. I am also working on a mtb to gravelbike conversion (fun fact: the object is also a Trek Bike). When i installed cables and housings I experienced exactly this Problem of missing adjustment Options for the FD. I already ordered some Barrel adjusters for shifting cables. I See from the bike in the vid that it also has canti brakes installed. Since my trek had the adjustment screws on the brake levers itself I am now also lacking fine adjustment Options for the brakes. I found out that there are also Barrel adjusters for 5mm Housings (that should be compatible with brake cables I guess) but I have never seen them on any bike ever. Do you have experience with that Barrel adjusters for brake cables? Do they work the same way? How did you adjust the tension of the canti brakes on that bike (adjustment on the clamp?). Cheers Nico

Is it clock wise to tighten and anti clockwise to loosen cable tension from the inlines ?

i think cable cut levers brakes correct?

One more thing, I'm buying the same adjuster as you and how does it perform?

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Nice video. These in line adjusters are very new to me. You have taken the mystery out. I might suggest that you use specific names and rather than pronouns (in other words, "clockwise" or "counterclockwise" instead of "this way", "that way").

In this video, it appears that you did not lubricate the new shifter cable on installation. I know that with a stainless steel cable and/or a lined housing this is supposed to be unnecessary, but I think it is a good idea to lube the cable anyway. I use white lithium grease for this purpose, as well as all non-bearing applications on a bicycle where lubing is called for: seat post, stem, pedal threads, BB cups, skewers, etc.

I went to change my outer cables and found both my in line barrell adjusters are stuck on to the old cable. Almost feels like the out cable came with them on. I'll just replace them

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So it’s the same thing, right? Like the one in the back.

How do I install a barrel adjuster in the shifter part?

Does it matter which way round you fit the barrel adjuster? Also, should the cable ferrule be a snug fit? I’ve just replaced my gear cable and worn outers but the new cable came with plastic ferrules instead of metal ones. The adjuster now just swivels round without adjusting. Don’t know if the adjusters are really worn or not connecting to the cable outers properly. The adjusters work when not attached to the cable.

can you please delete the part where you cut the cable wire? some may mistakenly do it... they might still want to re-use their cables haha!

You remind me of my buddy who was a tour guide. You say "Here" and "There" almost every sentence, and end almost every sentence with another "Here" or 'There". It's super annoying, but hey. Good video.

If he says " here " in that gay voice one more time I'm gonna flip out nevertheless good job man let me the video helped me out

Will this help make v brake levers work with cantilever/caliper brakes?