Originally Posted by
holytrousers
Where did the break happen ? Are the housings properly cut and well seated ? Did the cable move smoothly inside them ? Did they break when you tried to overshift ?
Good questions, holytrousers, and mostly, I don't know. The bike seemed to be shifting OK prior to the cable break, and I don't think I was trying to overshift. On the front deraillieur there is only one shift to make. But since it appears that my having broken two cables in less than three years is unusual, I can't rule out that they are breaking because of something I'm doing.