Yes. I broke it on my specialized. It’s worth changing every season.
rgx107 on
The wire will slowly saw it’s way through and create a small ditch, when that gets deep enough the wire will get stuck there. It takes years in my experience – you can easily inspect it.
broom_rocket on
Usually not regularly, like years and years of use for most of them. Maybe newer, less substantial ones like you’ve posted are less durable
Unlikely_Librarian44 on
You’ll buy a new bike before you wear through that guide
cowbythestream on
They do wear out. It’s worth inspecting annually.
Born_Establishment14 on
Depends on how shifty you are
onjefferis on
I’ve seen them missing and broken but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one worn out from shifting.
Fabulous_Structure54 on
I needed to replace mine on my road bike after about 20000 miles, it was wearing and pinching the rear mech cable, I had spent hours trying to get the indexing working well before looking there! – replaced and all is well
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Yes. I broke it on my specialized. It’s worth changing every season.
The wire will slowly saw it’s way through and create a small ditch, when that gets deep enough the wire will get stuck there. It takes years in my experience – you can easily inspect it.
Usually not regularly, like years and years of use for most of them. Maybe newer, less substantial ones like you’ve posted are less durable
You’ll buy a new bike before you wear through that guide
They do wear out. It’s worth inspecting annually.
Depends on how shifty you are
I’ve seen them missing and broken but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one worn out from shifting.
I needed to replace mine on my road bike after about 20000 miles, it was wearing and pinching the rear mech cable, I had spent hours trying to get the indexing working well before looking there! – replaced and all is well