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When to change internal cables?

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  • October 17, 2018 at 6:01 pm #29057
    Griff500

    Externally routed cable – no problem, a few quid, 20 minutes, job done. Internally routed cables? PITA, but a bigger PITA if they snap.  My good bike rarely gets wet, and has just crossed the 5,000 mile mark. When should the inners be replaced, and I guess equally important, what about the outer sheath?

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  • October 18, 2018 at 6:28 am #929397
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    vonhelmet

    The only place I’ve ever even

    The only place I’ve ever even heard of cables snapping is inside the shifter body. Certain shifters have been known for it in the past. That’s a problem whichever way the cable is routed around the frame. I can’t think of any reason a cable would snap inside a frame where there’s nothing for it to rub against or snag on.

    October 18, 2018 at 6:19 am #929395
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    Welsh boy

    I have ridden for 47 years in

    I have ridden for 47 years in all conditions and can say I have never had a cable snap.  For your own safety I think you should seriously question whether you should be working on your own bike but 5000 miles on a set of cables is fine.

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