Gear cable snapped while out riding,but not too bad an experience

[Kajjal]

Why did you not just ride home?

I tried it for a bit but the chain grinding against the front mech continually when using the small chainring with the numerous hill climbs ahead I didn’t see the point.

 

[Alan O]

I tried it for a bit but the chain grinding against the front mech continually when using the small chainring with the numerous hill climbs ahead I didn’t see the point.

Use the limit adjusting screw to move it on to a bigger rear cog?

 

[Kajjal]

Use the limit adjusting screw to move it on to a bigger rear cog?

In the pouring rain waiting under a tree was the better option for me

 

[DaveReading]

I tried it for a bit but the chain grinding against the front mech continually when using the small chainring with the numerous hill climbs ahead I didn’t see the point.

A snapped gear cable shouldn't cause the chain to grind against the mech. That would indicate that the appropriate limit screw wasn't adjusted properly. In which case, you're lucky it wasn't the rear mech cable that broke or you'd have been digging the chain out from between the cassette and the dropout.

 

[Kajjal]

A snapped gear cable shouldn't cause the chain to grind against the mech. That would indicate that the appropriate limit screw wasn't adjusted properly. In which case, you're lucky it wasn't the rear mech cable that broke or you'd have been digging the chain out from between the cassette and the dropout.

When the rear cable snapped the rear dropped into 11th / smallest cog as you would expect. In the small front chainring this caused rub on the front mech with the chain.

 

[Ajax Bay]

When the rear cable snapped the rear dropped into 11th / smallest cog as you would expect. In the small front chainring this caused rub on the front mech with the chain.

Next time (if there is a 'next time') screw the lower limit screw in on the FD to 'trim' it across to keep the cage clear of the chain when in the small chain ring, and use the higher limit screw on the RD to get across (ie up the cassette) as far as you can. Alternatively secure the broken end of the RD cable (eg round a bottle cage screw), push the RD cage to a middle sprocket and resecure the anchor bolt on the RD. Then at least you have 2 effective gears (assume double or compact).

 

[Salty seadog]

As an aside sram specify a different gear cable thickness to most others (1.1 mm for sram vs 1.2 mm for everyone else ... I think) I always use 1.1 mm for my Sram setup but I've read other people who say the extra 0.1mm makes no difference at all.

I've always bought shimano cables and fitted them to both sram and shimano set ups. Not sure on the diameter but all the bikes work