Originally Posted by
HillRider
Yeah, at least through 2006 Campy (and Shiimano IIRC) supplied shorter front derailleur and brake cables and longer rear cables. If you mix them up, the front cables will be way too long and the rear cables too short.
Jagwire still does. I mistakenly used the rear cable from my cable kit on the front and when it came time to install the rear, I was left with a too-short cable. I had already cut the front cable (stupid mistake) and so I had to go and get a new cable for the rear
