Originally Posted by
Kontact
Tons of 8, 9 and 10 speed external cable shifters were known to fail - and were much harder to get the cable remains out of.
Sure. Down tube shifter cables, too, back when those were standard. Working the remnant of cable out of a Campy down tube shifter was always fun.
But no one was recommending replacing shift cables semi-yearly or yearly until drop bar shifters with concealed cables took over the market.
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