Timeline for Shifter cable cut deep groove into the rear derailleur casing
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| May 4, 2021 at 20:07 | comment | added | Paul Jurczak | Derailleur seems to be in very good shape mechanically. I took it off and cleaned it up. Hinges and pivots don't show any signs of wear and the geometry looks straight. Incidentally, I was in a bike store to get a new cable housing and I took a look at a corresponding cable exit in some modern higher end shifter designs. They had the same problem of cable exiting at an angle and rubbing against a guiding tube. The upside was that the tube is a part of an easily replaceable adjuster, not a press-fit steel ring like in my case. | |
| May 4, 2021 at 12:28 | comment | added | EarlGrey | If it works, it works! However, I wonder about the overall orientation of your derailleur, is the cage straight? And the derailleur hanger? On one hand, I have doubts because it seems to be there is too much outward "angle" (on the horizontal plane) between the part with the groove and the cable holder on the derailleur. On the other hand, as you showed in the eBay picture, there is a small notch in exactly the same position: maybe it is really a feature (and not a bug ;) ) | |
| May 4, 2021 at 6:56 | history | answered | Paul Jurczak | CC BY-SA 4.0 |