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To change or not to change….

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  • April 17, 2015 at 4:26 pm #23766
    mattydubster

    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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  • April 17, 2015 at 6:45 pm #841921
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    mattydubster

    Cheers, I was sat twiddling
    Cheers, I was sat twiddling my thumbs so just went and changed it. Took about 20 minutes but at least I’m happy now 😀

    April 17, 2015 at 5:45 pm #841919
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    mike the bike

    If you’re not happy to tackle
    If you’re not happy to tackle the job any LBS should have it done in ten minutes, including adjusting your gears.

    April 17, 2015 at 5:09 pm #841917
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    mattydubster

    Yer that’s my problem, it’s
    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.

    April 17, 2015 at 5:03 pm #841915
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    mike the bike

    Where has it frayed? If it’s
    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?

    April 17, 2015 at 4:44 pm #841913
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    chokofingrz

    Live life on the edge, it’s
    Live life on the edge, it’s not like it’s the brake cable.

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