Bicycle Mechanics - shifter cable

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Nosepicker
05-18-07, 09:42 PM
so the other night in a rampage i decided to take all the paint off my road bike with a wire wheel and didn't want to take all the parts off. needless to say i accidentally cut my rear derailleur cable. it is a shimano 105 downtube shifter to a shimano 600 derailleur for a 600 7 speed hub. Now i'm kind of sure i know how to adjust the derailleur but how do i know how tight the cable needs to be or if i need to worry about that at all.
Thanks.
Nosepicker

lebowitz
05-19-07, 12:45 AM
Park Tool School info on adjusting deraillers:

http://www.parktool.com/repair/byregion.asp?catid=53&imageField2.x=16&imageField2.y=1
Retro Grouch
05-19-07, 05:56 AM
so the other night in a rampage i decided to take all the paint off my road bike with a wire wheel and didn't want to take all the parts off.

??????

sch
05-19-07, 06:12 AM
Smoking carpet perhaps? Missed last few doses of meds?
Impulse control disorder of some type. Non functional
derailler is standard equipment on urban assault vehicles.
Nosepicker
05-19-07, 07:09 AM
The reason the i took the paint off is because the entire bike is chromed. i forgot to say that in the begining. also i can be kind of stupid when working on my bikes. Real stupid
HillRider
05-19-07, 08:35 AM
The reason the i took the paint off is because the entire bike is chromed.

Didn't you think a wire wheel might damage the chrome?