During transport in a bike box my derailleur ended up at a funny angle and the shifting cable slided over top of the guide it’s supposed to be under (blue line). I didn’t notice until I was riding. Fixed it when I got home but now the cable has frayed a few strands (red circle).
Worth fixing before my race next Sunday? Or probably fine? Not eager to hunt around for local bike shops to redo a cable on the double but will do so if it’s likely to break mid race…
Maybe 300km total of riding between now and on race day.
Sirwompus on
If it shifts ok might be ok but id definitely change the cable asap. It’s not going to snap but shifting might deteriorate
conanlikes on
The cable goes on the other side of the pinch bolt.
cowbythestream on
Likely the frayed middle portion will interfere with shifting.
gonefishing111 on
Only rush if you want to be able to shift when riding. Otherwise, ignore it until it breaks.
Illustrious_Gap_4311 on
fixing it at home is a lot easier than on the road, so there’s that.
tomsings on
It looks like you might be fine for now, but when it deteriorates your shifting will suck.
ponkanpinoy on
It’ll be fine until it’s not. Who knows when that will be.
buildyourown on
I would fix it sooner rather than later. A broken one sucks
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During transport in a bike box my derailleur ended up at a funny angle and the shifting cable slided over top of the guide it’s supposed to be under (blue line). I didn’t notice until I was riding. Fixed it when I got home but now the cable has frayed a few strands (red circle).
Worth fixing before my race next Sunday? Or probably fine? Not eager to hunt around for local bike shops to redo a cable on the double but will do so if it’s likely to break mid race…
Maybe 300km total of riding between now and on race day.
If it shifts ok might be ok but id definitely change the cable asap. It’s not going to snap but shifting might deteriorate
The cable goes on the other side of the pinch bolt.
Likely the frayed middle portion will interfere with shifting.
Only rush if you want to be able to shift when riding. Otherwise, ignore it until it breaks.
fixing it at home is a lot easier than on the road, so there’s that.
It looks like you might be fine for now, but when it deteriorates your shifting will suck.
It’ll be fine until it’s not. Who knows when that will be.
I would fix it sooner rather than later. A broken one sucks