Originally Posted by
Papa Wheelie
I think what happened is that the ride two Sunday's ago was over frozen trails on the way up, but a little thawed and muddy on the way down.
SOMEBODY got a little over-zealous with the cleaning, and got TOO MUCH water where he should not have.
The cable themselves do not seem to be frayed, or in bad shape. I do want to take my shifters apart, to see if there are also puddles in there, but I do believe that a comprehensive thaw-out process is going to reap some benefits.
Do not, do not take the shifters apart. Just expose the cables and leave them in the house for a day if possible. The most likely problem is the cables, the shifters drain out water pretty good.