Where to buy 26x1 3/4 whitewall tires,,,,,,,,,,,and vintage white brake and shift cables ?

[teisco]

Anyone have any nice 26 by 1 3/4 whitewall tires and/or nice set of brake and shift cables for a 60's 70's road bike restore? Or is there a source for these new ?

 

[AndyA]

I don't know the answer to the question on the tires, but in regard to cable housing, it seems to me that 1960 cable housing is the same as 2021 cable housing except for the newer, longitudinally-reinforced shifter housing. Except for finicky indexed shifters, spiral-wound housing works for most everything. My preference for cable housing is to buy a 50-foot roll in the desired color and cut to length. To get a nice, clean, functional set of cables you have to mess around with the lengths.
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