Originally Posted by
iareConfusE
You're not supposed to easily be able to thread in a clipped derailleur cable. It's almost always going to fray when you try to put it in.
The new one got frayed trying to get it to go thru so it had to be cut to get a fresh surface. Just a note:
I am not a rookie, I have built up more than a dozen road bikes with no problems like this. First Sram system however.
Thanks for the input. I just thought that maybe someone had come up with some undocumented trick to make this job easier.