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Bicycle brakes and shifters use Bowden cables to transmit braking/shifting forces from the hand controls to the appropriate place.
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why change gear and brake cables?
This is normal, as is periodic adjustments of cable tensions involved on your bicycle.
Replacing cables is done for a different reason than "cable stretch". … As the housing's lubrication wears away(*) or the cable rusts, the cable catches on the housing causing things like the brakes not releasing properly or sloppy shifting. …
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How to lubricate cables?
As many cable manufacturers recommend, modern cables+housings are designed to not be lubricated.
So, if you have modern cables, I'd probably avoid lubricating the cables period. …
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Modifying Brake Cable to Fit?
Note that bad cable installation can drastically degrade performance / be dangerous if its on your brake systems. … The cable cutting tools may not be a worthy investment if you don't use them often enough, so you may want to borrow them from a bike co-op or just get a shop to do it for you. …
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I cannot find a barrel adjuster on my bike
Check near the place where the cable exists the front shifter or on the cable, but on a BSO like this, you most likely don't have one. …
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Can a double loop cable stand up to cable cutters?
Something like
which is about 10 mm in diameter is a bit better (in conjunction with a good U-lock or chain lock protecting the rear wheel+frame), but it also depends on how well the cable inside is …
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What is the actual cable pull of brake levers?
Park Tool states that the distance from cable end to lever pivot is around 21 mm for short pull (around 42 for long pull lever), and with a 20 degree movement (think the cable end to lever pivot distance … as a radius of a circle - with this radius, and the angle at which the lever bottoms out, you can calculate the total possible cable pulled), you pull about 7 mm of cable for short pull (versus 15 mm …
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replacing shifter cable housing?
You can either cut the cable crimp off at the end of the cable with a pair of pliers, or pull it off with a pair of pliers. … I always replace the cable and housing together, just to avoid problems.
EDIT: I zoomed in on the picture. The cable is toast. Get a new cable. …
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New Cable Anchor Bolt for SunTour Accushift Edge
I don't know if this derailleur came with a special washer to help hold the cable or not, but its not really important that you get an exact match on this part. … So long as you find a bolt (and possibly washer) that fits and holds the cable under tension, its fine. …
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