Longer front detailleur cable

[Icemanhgv]

Just picked up my first trike, it's a KMX had to pull the front boom out but the front derailleur cable is pulling, can you get longer one's it's using a Microsoft idmf that makes a difference")

 

[mcshroom]

You should be able to. Look for 'tandem' cables

 

[voyager]

Generally you will find a mtb rear cable should be well long enough to fit

just check the length.

 

[Icemanhgv]

Generally you will find a mtb rear cable should be well long enough to fit

just check the length.

Cheers, thank you

 

[Tigerbiten]

You can normally buy the outer cable by the meter at your LBS, use a bit of string to find the rough length needed.
A standard rear inner wire is around 2 meters long, which should be long enough unless you have some really weird cable routing.
The rear gear cables on my bent trike are longer than the front one and a standard cable works fine.

 

[Cycleops]

...it's using a Microsoft idmf that makes a difference")

I wonder what Bill Gates would say about that .

 

[Smokin Joe]

Just picked up my first trike, it's a KMX had to pull the front boom out but the front derailleur cable is pulling, can you get longer one's it's using a Microsoft idmf that makes a difference")

Are you talking about the existing cable, which would have been trimmed after fitting or did you fit a new one?

 

[Mr Magoo]

Whilst fitting the new longer cable it would be worthwhile introducing an "inline" barrel adjuster . Shimano bar end shifters do not have adjusters unlike most twist or trigger style gear shifters .

 

[Mr Magoo]

If you have extended the front boom ?
Have you double checked the chain length .
Overlook this important basic setup and you run the risk of wrecking the rear mech or much much more
Adding extra chain is not a hard task and only requires simple tools
and best to use "flip flop Chinese puzzle links " and avoid re-riveting

 

[Icemanhgv]

After extending the boom, front derailleur cable to short, have bought a new one and now works fine, chain was too short, I live next door to a cycle shop, new chain bought and tools lent to me to do job, after snapping chain, new fast link fitted and everything good, I have found a way to fit front and rear lights , I think, will be doing this at weekend before finally taking trike at on road for first time, wish me luck