gear cable help

Icyseanfitz

hey guys the cable running to my rear derailleur is after getting very frayed at the end of the cable (just after the allen lock on the derailleur) would most local bike shops have these cables in stock or will i have to order in a cable?

abcdggs

every bike shop will have them,

Icyseanfitz

thats great thanks, just out of interest can a badly fayed cable hamper gearing in anyway?

macken04

eurocycle do ordinary ones for €2 in town, not 100% about their opening hours though

abcdggs

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

thats great thanks, just out of interest can a badly fayed cable hamper gearing in anyway?

Yes, if it's frayed badly you should change it, if it's only starting to fray you should put a crimp on and it should be fine.

Icyseanfitz

if i bring this to a bike shop early in the morning should it take long to fix? i need the bike for a spin tuesday so im trying to figure if im better off leaving it due to lack of time or getting it fixed

Peetrik

Bike shops should also carry small metal cable ends



If its possible, try to snip off the frayed bits and then crush the cable end on the end. Might save you the trouble of replacing the cable and having to fine tune