We love visitors. Come on over and let's go for a ride. And thanks for
the shrink tubing tip.
Gernot
On Mar 23, 6:54 am, Travis wrote:
> Hi Gernot,
>
> I did not have a basket on that bike and there was no visible wear on
> the plastic coating of my housing. However, I'm sure wear like yours
> c
Hi Gernot,
I did not have a basket on that bike and there was no visible wear on
the plastic coating of my housing. However, I'm sure wear like yours
certainly doesn't help. Perhaps you could try putting a little bit of
heat shrink tubing (can be found in the electrical dept. of hardware
stores) o
Travis,
thanks for the info. Do you have a basket on that bike? Upon closer
inspection, I believe that contact between the housing and my rattan
basket caused the plastic to wear through which caused the rupture.
See a photo of the other spot where the housing contacted the basket:
http://www.fli
On Mar 21, 2:28 am, omnigrid wrote:
> I'd replace derailleur cables/housing more often than 1.5 years. I change
> mine two or three times a year.
I'll send you my address, and you can mail me the takeoffs! :^)
If only I could remember who it was who said they throw their Marathon
Supremes away af
Oh oh oh! I had exactly the same thing happen in the exactly the same
way with some brand new Jagwire derailleur housing, I mean exactly. I
believe it just has to do with the way derailleur housing is built.
The strands of wires inside are all running parallel to the cable, and
if you put enough te
Gernot:
It sounds like an unusual event that will probably not repeat. One of
my touring buds had his housing split but he couldn't recall how long
they'd been in use; many years at the least. My '03 Atlantis still
has the original shifter cable housings. They have integral ferrules
at each end
Gernot,
Brake housing is fine for friction shifting, even bette rif it is what
you have on hand. I would guess that many here are old enough to
remember the "slinky" housing that came with Suntour barcons. Even
super cheapo brake housing is probably beter than that. Yes the
furrels wil be bigger
Never happened to me before, but I shift with care and caution..hehe
Was there a kink in the housing or any sign of a sharp bend? I had a
similar case coming out of a Shimano brake/shifter.But it was some
silver Jagwire housing. That's one reason I tape my cables along the
bar because I don't
