Making Gear Push (under bar) easier to operate on kids bike.

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Cycleops

Legendary Member
Location
Accra, Ghana
So they work properly.
But not with grease apparently.
 

T4tomo

Legendary Member
We'll it took longer than I thought! But we got there.

Still trying to decide if I am going to oil the new chain!

Don't oil the new chain, run it with it's out of factory lube until it needs a top up, then degrease property, and use Squirt or similar wax based lube.
 

faster

Über Member
I install gear cables dry, unless it's one of the Shimano ones that come pre lubricated.

If ever there's any suspicion of cable issues, I never bother lubricating - just replace the inner (with any stainless inner) and the short section of casing near the derailleur (with Shimano sp41 preferably) - a few quid at most and only a few minutes of work.

The casings near the handlebars last ages and can just be flushed out with wd40 whilst the inner is being changed.

Like a few others it seems, I'm of the opinion that greasing cables makes the shifting not quite as good and less reliable.
 

the snail

Guru
Location
Chippenham
I install gear cables dry, unless it's one of the Shimano ones that come pre lubricated.

If ever there's any suspicion of cable issues, I never bother lubricating - just replace the inner (with any stainless inner) and the short section of casing near the derailleur (with Shimano sp41 preferably) - a few quid at most and only a few minutes of work.

The casings near the handlebars last ages and can just be flushed out with wd40 whilst the inner is being changed.

Like a few others it seems, I'm of the opinion that greasing cables makes the shifting not quite as good and less reliable.

Some cables have a plastic liner that might react with oil or grease, I don't think they're designed to be lubricated. I would suggest that the OP lubricates the derailleur pivots, and take the brake arms off and clean/grease the pivots too.
 
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Tom B

Tom B

Guru
Location
Lancashire
Some cables have a plastic liner that might react with oil or grease, I don't think they're designed to be lubricated. I would suggest that the OP lubricates the derailleur pivots, and take the brake arms off and clean/grease the pivots too.

Brakes are this week's job! And that's the plan.
 
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