What would you do? (Broken brifter, big ride coming up)
07-31-09, 07:37 AM
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Then buy a book on bike maintenance and repair. Read said book and actually learn to take care of your bike.
Sheesh what a whiny thread.
Sheesh what a whiny thread.
07-31-09, 08:20 AM
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Dude, go to a shop -- this is a 3 min repair which requires no tools except an allen wrench to secure the cable. I suspect if you DIY, you'll get the cable tension wrong.
07-31-09, 08:23 AM
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07-31-09, 08:27 AM
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Definitely do not buy cables off the internet for Tiagra. Just go to any local bike shop and they'll hook you up. You've already done the hard part, which was removing the head of the broken cable.
I had to do a crit in the 39/12 (part of a stage race, so I couldn't skip it) because the cable broke just like yours did, about 30 minutes before the race started. To keep this from happening, I'm inspecting the cable twice a year or more now. My setup was Ultegra, and it happened to a teammate with Dura-Ace, so don't go wondering if it's your Tiagra setup causing the problem. If anything, it might be a problem across the entire Shimano line, or it might simply be that you shift so much now with the brake lever shifters that it fatigues the cable quicker.
I had to do a crit in the 39/12 (part of a stage race, so I couldn't skip it) because the cable broke just like yours did, about 30 minutes before the race started. To keep this from happening, I'm inspecting the cable twice a year or more now. My setup was Ultegra, and it happened to a teammate with Dura-Ace, so don't go wondering if it's your Tiagra setup causing the problem. If anything, it might be a problem across the entire Shimano line, or it might simply be that you shift so much now with the brake lever shifters that it fatigues the cable quicker.
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07-31-09, 10:42 AM
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I don't see how something I did would have caused the cable to break. If I new it was just the cable, I probably wouldn't have even posted this thread, but I though the whole shifter failed and I was really upset. I know how to take care of my damn bike. If you don't like the thread, don't read it.
07-31-09, 10:55 AM
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07-31-09, 10:58 AM
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Then read this: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cables.html. That's all you need to know to replace your own cables.
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Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
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07-31-09, 10:58 AM
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07-31-09, 11:06 AM
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I don't see how something I did would have caused the cable to break. If I new it was just the cable, I probably wouldn't have even posted this thread, but I though the whole shifter failed and I was really upset. I know how to take care of my damn bike. If you don't like the thread, don't read it.
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Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
07-31-09, 11:33 AM
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Umm... you shouldn't need a mechanic for this job. But you don't need a $50 set of high zoot cables off the internet either. Cable rigging is probably something you should learn how to do yourself. $4 for the cable, $20 for a cable cutter (get one, it's well worth it), and ask at the mechanics area for some little cable ends that keep the cable from fraying or buy a bottle of them from Nashbar for $5. I assume you already have a set of metric allen keys and some pliers.
Then read this: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cables.html. That's all you need to know to replace your own cables.
Then read this: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cables.html. That's all you need to know to replace your own cables.
Thanks for the link. I went the cable kit route and got the dura ace kit with two cable lengths, two housings and two end pieces for like $20 from excel sports. I also picked up a park tool cable cutter. Hopefully everything goes good during the installation ahah.
