New housing, that hole is just gonna get worse and worse and absolutely will affect shifting and make the bike shift badly and not hold a gear.
thatguywithatoaster on
My personal bike ? Electrical tape over it and ignore it until it eventually becomes a bigger problem. Customer bike? Replace housing 100% of the time
Seleguadir on
Oof looks like you need a new bike now /jokes
Are you planning on getting it serviced soon? If so id just run it like that for a bit and have my LBS just do new cables/housing
Puzzleheaded-Bee-747 on
I would replace the housing and cable.
Another option is to remove the cable on one end and slight some heat shrink on there. That would not look too bad.
drewsausage on
There’s another ptfe layer between those strands and the inner cable so if you don’t mind the look of it just stick some tape or heat shrink or something over it
mattdistefano on
FWIW that just looks like the middle layer of the housing rather than the cable itself. If none of the metal strands are broken, I’d probably try just giving it a wrap with some electrical tape for now.
Overthink334 on
Small sticker.
Global-Wolverine1829 on
dropper or shifter cable.. i would just patch that hole up. hard plastic (like from shampoo bottle) then electrical tape over.
penny_the_black on
I second electrical tape, bit before that I would use something like nail polish so it soaks in between the steel strands to seal it even better
rockies_alpine on
If it’s a personal bike, crazy glue or something over to try to seal it, then electrical tape. Fuck doing all that work unless it’s a bigger problem.
I’ve been running a lockout cable like this for 3 years and it’s fine.
alga on
The inner cable is isolated from these longitudinal steel strands. It will take a long time for the rust to affect their strength or for it to make the wires swell so that it impinges on the inner. Just cover it with a sticker or electrical tape and perhaps consider replacing the cable outers a bit sooner than you would otherwise. I replace the outers like once in 25000 km and the rear shift inner about 3 times more often.
Nervous-Rush-4465 on
You’ll need to replace the housing at some point. It is under stress and that is now a weak spot. It’s a bit of a pain, but schedule it before it fails during a ride.
dayvdayv on
Looks like its already rusted inside. Did this really just happen? Or are your cables so old, dry, brittle, and corroded that this is the inside of all of them?
No_Lawfulness7071 on
I would put a piece of eletrical tape on backwards, like a patch without the glue going into the cable. Then id fix it in place with another piece, glue side down. Im wondering if just taping it could cause more problems, with the heat if the sun melting it into the inner cable, gunking it up
evolutionisttt on
what do you mean “caught a rock” like , how fast were you going.
Bikewer on
That just makes it more convenient to lube your cable….
MaxHeadroom69420 on
Easiest least “hack” fix would be snipping the exposed section out and maybe just adding an inline barrel adjuster. Personally i would replace the entire cable/housing but thats a bigger job.
TheDaysComeAndGone on
That’s only the shifter cable housing for the front derailleur, right? If it fails nothing bad is going to happen, you’ll simply be stuck on the smallest chainring.
So I’d also just put tape over it.
getsu161 on
Make a trip to the pediatrician or urgent care, grab a sticker on the way out, use the sticker to cover up the hole.
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New housing, that hole is just gonna get worse and worse and absolutely will affect shifting and make the bike shift badly and not hold a gear.
My personal bike ? Electrical tape over it and ignore it until it eventually becomes a bigger problem. Customer bike? Replace housing 100% of the time
Oof looks like you need a new bike now /jokes
Are you planning on getting it serviced soon? If so id just run it like that for a bit and have my LBS just do new cables/housing
I would replace the housing and cable.
Another option is to remove the cable on one end and slight some heat shrink on there. That would not look too bad.
There’s another ptfe layer between those strands and the inner cable so if you don’t mind the look of it just stick some tape or heat shrink or something over it
FWIW that just looks like the middle layer of the housing rather than the cable itself. If none of the metal strands are broken, I’d probably try just giving it a wrap with some electrical tape for now.
Small sticker.
dropper or shifter cable.. i would just patch that hole up. hard plastic (like from shampoo bottle) then electrical tape over.
I second electrical tape, bit before that I would use something like nail polish so it soaks in between the steel strands to seal it even better
If it’s a personal bike, crazy glue or something over to try to seal it, then electrical tape. Fuck doing all that work unless it’s a bigger problem.
I’ve been running a lockout cable like this for 3 years and it’s fine.
The inner cable is isolated from these longitudinal steel strands. It will take a long time for the rust to affect their strength or for it to make the wires swell so that it impinges on the inner. Just cover it with a sticker or electrical tape and perhaps consider replacing the cable outers a bit sooner than you would otherwise. I replace the outers like once in 25000 km and the rear shift inner about 3 times more often.
You’ll need to replace the housing at some point. It is under stress and that is now a weak spot. It’s a bit of a pain, but schedule it before it fails during a ride.
Looks like its already rusted inside. Did this really just happen? Or are your cables so old, dry, brittle, and corroded that this is the inside of all of them?
I would put a piece of eletrical tape on backwards, like a patch without the glue going into the cable. Then id fix it in place with another piece, glue side down. Im wondering if just taping it could cause more problems, with the heat if the sun melting it into the inner cable, gunking it up
what do you mean “caught a rock” like , how fast were you going.
That just makes it more convenient to lube your cable….
Easiest least “hack” fix would be snipping the exposed section out and maybe just adding an inline barrel adjuster. Personally i would replace the entire cable/housing but thats a bigger job.
That’s only the shifter cable housing for the front derailleur, right? If it fails nothing bad is going to happen, you’ll simply be stuck on the smallest chainring.
So I’d also just put tape over it.
Make a trip to the pediatrician or urgent care, grab a sticker on the way out, use the sticker to cover up the hole.