Great ride then SNAP!!!

[Mallory]

Arghhhh. I was having great ride today

Got out to brookmans park and then my spider senses said i'd better turn back

Going up Galley lane and my gears started to slip, here we go again they need -reindexing or some dirt has got in the mech.

Just before the top of Barnet High St (lots of traffic) my gears won't change so a quick emergancy stop and hop on the pavement

My blinking gear cable had snapped inside the STI lever

So now i've either got to take to cough,cough Evans to install an entire new cable set or i may try it myself

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Arghhhh. I was having great ride today

Got out to brookmans park and then my spider senses said i'd better turn back

Going up Galley lane and my gears started to slip, here we go again they need -reindexing or some dirt has got in the mech.

Just before the top of Barnet High St (lots of traffic) my gears won't change so a quick emergancy stop and hop on the pavement

My blinking gear cable had snapped inside the STI lever

So now i've either got to take to cough,cough Evans to install an entire new cable set or i may try it myself

DIY - very easy.

 

[Kies]

Have a go first .... Use youtube. If you make a complete hash of it .... Evans will still be there,and you will have learned something

 

[Biker Joe]

Oh ,bad luck.
I reckon you should be able to do it yourself, no problem.
A shame that it spoilt a good ride.
Good luck fitting the new cable.

 

[Mallory]

I'm tied between replacing all my cables (bike is over 4 years) with shimano and thread thru existing outers or replacing everything with jag wire. I only replaced my bar tape in the autumn and am reluctant to rip it off LOL

 

[cyberknight]

easy enough to do and if the outers are the originals you could always change them as well to make the shifting crisper.

 

[numbnuts]

Have a look here, very easy to do
http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help

 

[Cycleops]

Well, could have been worse. I thought you were going to say the frame snapped! Broken cables are just something we learn to deal with.

 

[Mallory]

Well, could have been worse. I thought you were going to say the frame snapped! Broken cables are just something we learn to deal with.

Good god :-0

Must remember to now carry some insulation tape in case that happens

 

[Globalti]

Cables don't snap unless the rider has allowed them to get frayed or bent repeatedly. Good maintenance and regular checks are the key.

Rear derailleur cables need regular servicing especially if you ride in a wet salty environment.

 

[Mallory]

Cables don't snap unless the rider has allowed them to get frayed or bent repeatedly. Good maintenance and regular checks are the key.

Rear derailleur cables need regular servicing especially if you ride in a wet salty environment.

Pope is catholic

Horse bolted & stable door

Yes to all of the above.

Thankfully it wasn't my break cables!!

Riding home stuck on 50/11 was different.Grrrrr

Now I've also realised the derailleur outer casing I put in my back pocket fell out en-route home!!!

Is 31cm a good length for DA 7800 as I've now nothing to compare when I install my new set!!

 

[Globalti]

The length doesn't seem to affect the quality of operation; what's important is that the cable inner and outer are clean and dry. I usually drip some Finish Line chain lube onto my fingers and run the cable through them before fitting it.

The best investment you can make as a home mechanic is a cable cutter; Park Tools are expensive but the best. Then you can buy a couple of metres of cable outer and some ferrules as well as some spare inners and end caps and change them whenever you think the shifting is getting bad. Usually just a new rear outer will do the trick and sometimes you can get away with cleaning the inner with wire wool.

Don't over-tighten the cable clamps or you will distort the cable and cause the strands to separate.

 

[Mallory]

Park tools cutter already on my list plus a full jag wire set!!!