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To change or not to change....

Hi. So I have my first sportive of the year on Sunday and decided to give my bike a quick check over. However, I noticed that the rear derailleur cable had frayed slightly (a couple of strands) and was wondering whether I should change it or leave it?? What do folks reckon?

Matt

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mattydubster | 8 years ago
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Cheers, I was sat twiddling my thumbs so just went and changed it. Took about 20 minutes but at least I'm happy now  4

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mike the bike | 8 years ago
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If you're not happy to tackle the job any LBS should have it done in ten minutes, including adjusting your gears.

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mattydubster | 8 years ago
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Yer that's my problem, it's frayed before the clamp - in my eyes it's a weakness that I could do something about now I guess.. I know it could stretch a bit during the sportive (92 miler and I'm biking to and from the event as well) but I do have an in line adjuster.

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mike the bike | 8 years ago
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Where has it frayed? If it's after the cable clamp on the derailleur it hardly matters, but if it's before ....... would you kick yourself if the £2 cable broke, leaving you miles from home and stuck in one gear?

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chokofingrz | 8 years ago
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Live life on the edge, it's not like it's the brake cable.

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