Routing Bar end shifter cables without wrapping

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12-22-15, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by niknak

Please post a photo of your knot. It's hard to believe that you can tie together two rigid cables without the ends fraying or the knot coming undone. Your technique could be a fine solution as a roadside repair.

I was making the wee jape. ;-)

12-22-15, 01:10 PM

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One of those cable connectors for S&S coupled bikes can also be used for the long cable run. It takes two cables (one front, one rear), but you don't have to worry about tandem cables. (I have a supply of tandem cables at home, but I never seem to take one when I'm traveling!)