Shift cable end stuck in Campag. NR lever
I could have posted in the mechanics' (Bicycle Repairman, for Monty Python fans) forum, but this is a C&V-specific issue.
For the second time, I have snapped a derailleur cable on my 1981/2 Bianchi (OEM Campag. NR downtube levers). I was able to replace the left one easily, but the end of the right one was tightly jammed into the shift lever. I finally resorted to putting the lever in a vise and carefully and slowly drilled into the head of the cable. I was able to loosen it enough to be able to drive it out from the other side with a nail.
It is frustrating when what should have been a 5-minute repair takes more than a half hour.
Also interesting was the under BB guide, where the cable broke. Both left and right guides have two cable eyes in them, even though the right side needs / should have only the front one. Curious, or maybe just cheap and easy stocking of braze-on bits at the factory?
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069