Originally Posted by
RaleighSport
I don't waste my time recabling them honestly, the dump is plentiful with strippable cheap mtb frames, REI charges about 20 bucks for a set new as well, and of course there's always the odd scores, in terms of the grip shifters that it.
The replacement set from the donor bike allowed for an easy re-cable, so I was good with that. Just need to get the rear derailleur to match now, since it didn't seem to be compatible. Hopefully it works. Kinda sucks when you can't test ride a bike before you buy it because it's for your kid and too small for you. But looking at it, I knew it needed a new set of cables and it wasn't adjusted properly. Just didn't expect to run into disposable parts (I didn't know they existed).