Broken cable hard to remove

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  • December 6, 2014 at 4:51 am #1016406
    TwoWheelsDC
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    Shifting, ha! you guys are adorable.

    December 6, 2014 at 2:11 pm #1016411
    vvill
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    @DismalScientist 101398 wrote:

    What is this with Bikinetic and low priced labor? I had the same problem with a 105 brifter and tried to fix it and failed. They charged me half price since I tried. I would think that I demonstrated sufficient incompetence that they should charge me more for my desperation.

    Yeah I only paid for a new cable, despite roughly two man hours of labor. And this was on a bike I hadn’t even bought there! The fraying was really bad because I stubbornly kept using the shifter until it was totally jammed.

    December 10, 2014 at 1:21 pm #1016613
    off2ride@icloud.com
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    MFC, for what this posting is worth, I’m assuming the cable head is broken off in the shifter rachet mechanism, if there’s enough cable to grab with a pair of needle nose pliers, pull the cable leftward while shifting to the lowest gear. If the cable head gets stuck, don’t force it. Hopefully that works for you.

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    December 10, 2014 at 4:59 pm #1016623
    Vicegrip
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    @TwoWheelsDC 101401 wrote:

    Cables ha! you guys are adorable.

    fixed.

    December 10, 2014 at 5:04 pm #1016624
    mstone
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    Rod brakes and push rod derailleurs FTW!

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