Originally Posted by
wrk101
200 plus bikes rehabbed in the last couple of years, many of them in very neglected condition. I have never found a broken cable yet (plenty of them rusted solid and siezed, but not broken). And I have never broken a cable on a personal bike in 40+ years of riding.
Right. Not all that common.
However, it can happen. Had a young guy come into the coop a week ago with a broken shift cable. Apparently, it had been like that for years.