So apparently they cut the front and rear cables to specific lengths...
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So apparently they cut the front and rear cables to specific lengths...
Because I just cut the rear cable for the front! I already cut it, so now the other new cable I have is too short to reach the rear! Damn! You'd think for a 15 dollar cable set they could at least make both lengths of the cable equal lengths!! Now I have to find some way to get a cable before I leave town tomorrow for the festival
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Generic cables: $1
An extra to take lifespan into consideration: $1
Another just in case: $1
One more to tie up your little sister: $1
And you still havn't even come close to the cost of brand name cables.
An extra to take lifespan into consideration: $1
Another just in case: $1
One more to tie up your little sister: $1
And you still havn't even come close to the cost of brand name cables.
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They were Avids. They're good quality, but as often as I replace them in retrospect it was a waste of cash. I was running the Avid Flak Jackets before, those are 25+ bucks a set! Smooth as hell, though... but not worth 25 bucks. I replace them a couple times a year or more, especially during the summer when it starts to rain and mud becomes more prevalent. I just ordered new housing and cables and all fittings.
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Yep, they sure do! Consider it a lesson learned. Just bought a cable yesterday, (stainless), for about 3 bucks, so no big deal anyway. At least it was a cheap lesson, eh?
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oh man ... that happened to me as well ... except I knew the rear was longer. I was inserting the rear through the housing and it got snagged, but I kept pushing. A single wire in the cable got bunched up and it got all unravelled quite a ways up. So I was lucky and my front fit for the rear .. I had to trim some housing downt o make it fit, but it just barely did. btw, I have full metal jackets.
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I just put a new rear derailleur cable on my BH ..
That's my second one in like 4 months... lol.
JUst buy the $3.00 stainless ones.. that's what I do...
That's my second one in like 4 months... lol.
JUst buy the $3.00 stainless ones.. that's what I do...
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Originally posted by Chi
How do you know if you need to replace the cables?
How do you know if you need to replace the cables?
My brakes started feeling crappy. The housing just gets dirty and the cable doesn't smoothly move through the housing anymore.