Old 09-16-17 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
If you buy new STIs they often come with cables. Otherwise my usual practice in a case like this is to use the old rear cable as the new front cable and just use a new cable for the front. You lose a little lengthcutting the old ones and you generally want to get rid of the part that was clamped to the brake to avoid fraying.
Thanks Andy. I'm going the cheap route, getting MicroShifters for my old Ciocc , Shimano 7 speed. Only come with inner DR cables. So, doing a little planning. I have DR outer cable leftover from another project. I have cable stops on hand, too. KB
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