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wphamilton 08-02-18 01:32 PM
Originally Posted by Lazyass (Post 20484145)
Why on earth not? All your doing is removing and installing pins, just like you do when you install a new chain. It's getting weird around here.
The old peened pin problem. Modern chains are more narrow and the pins are peened in order to hold the side plates. Pushing them out removes that, and pushed back in they won't hold as well. In the past it was not a problem, the wider chains (less leverage on the plate) and more end sticking out, and didn't rely on peening in the first place. I've pushed pins back in on modern chains and it held fine, but I don't expect that to mean that it would always hold up or hold up as well.

Lazyass 08-02-18 01:58 PM
Originally Posted by wphamilton (Post 20484605)
The old peened pin problem. Modern chains are more narrow and the pins are peened in order to hold the side plates. Pushing them out removes that, and pushed back in they won't hold as well. In the past it was not a problem, the wider chains (less leverage on the plate) and more end sticking out, and didn't rely on peening in the first place. I've pushed pins back in on modern chains and it held fine, but I don't expect that to mean that it would always hold up or hold up as well.
Yes, but when I talk of re-lengthening the chain I am not talking about reusing the pins like the old days, though you could probably do it in an emergency and limp home. I even spoke of replacement pins. There is no danger of lengthening the chain when using a new pin. I keep one in my saddlebag for that purpose.

Dan333SP 08-02-18 07:19 PM
Originally Posted by Lazyass (Post 20484591)
On all the group rides I've ever been on I've seen guys lose their RD multiple times, usually because they went down. I saw one guys carbon chainstay snap off at the hanger while he was just cruising about 10 years ago. If I ever saw a cable snap I don't remember it. I personally have never snapped a cable. But I have ripped a RD off.
Sure, your solution (breaking/re-wrapping a shortened chain) works when the RD rips out of the hanger. However, and with all due respect, this thread is about the shift cable breaking in the lever body which is a very common issue with 5700 era 105 (has happened to me 4 times) and is best addressed by either wrapping the cable around the bottle cage or messing with the limit scews. You guys are arguing about completely different scenarios.

rumrunn6 08-03-18 11:19 AM
Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 20483863)
See my follow up post above. That's what I was experiencing. Turned out I was coming close to full breakage.
just bought a cpl cables & bookmarked a cpl videos for later

rumrunn6 08-04-18 02:38 PM
changed just my rear derailer cable today. initially had a little trouble getting the knob on the end of the cable positioned correctly in the brifter mechanism but eventually got it

f4rrest 08-04-18 05:22 PM
One of my bikes goes through rear cables like crazy, so I bought in bulk.

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daoswald 08-08-18 08:55 AM
Originally Posted by ksryder (Post 20483920)
Question - was this 10-speed (5700) 105? or 11-speed (5800)?

Breaking shifter cables was a known problem with 10-speed. I never had it happen, possibly because I replace cables about twice a year due to riding on lots of gravel, but I know it happened a lot.

Also, I found the shifting to be finicky and unsatisfying no matter what I did. Again, I've heard from others that I'm not the only one who had issues with the 10-speed 105.
10-speed (5700). Even with the new cable I find it difficult to obtain a perfect tune that will guarantee ideal shifts in both directions from both chainrings. I can dial things in perfectly for the entire cassette for one chainring, but then from the other chainring I'll be out just a touch and some of the shifts will be poor.

At some point I may just trade out the shifters, cassette, and chain for 11sp and move up a tick to Ultegra in pursuit of better shifting characteristics.


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