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Bicycle brakes and shifters use Bowden cables to transmit braking/shifting forces from the hand controls to the appropriate place.

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 does cable routing utilize alternation of sections of shielded and unshielded cable?

Why do manufacturers do this? What's even more interesting, many a bike have the middle cable fully housed, while the other two are "interrupted" as shown above. IMHO those are the pros and cons of interrupting cable…
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why change gear and brake cables?

So people say you should change cables because of stretch. But after the cables have stretched, isn't it just easier and cheaper to adjust the cable and pull it a bit tighter? Why do I need to replace the entire cable?
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What is this rubber on gear cables

What is this rubber thing on my gear cable and what does it do?
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What is a good replacement for a cable end cap?

I was adjusting the tension of my front derailleur cable and managed to pop off the cable end cap. The cable is now quite frayed at the end and I think it would be difficult to attach another cap. What would work as a suitable replacement for a cap?…
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Can you buy bulk shifting/brake cable for road bikes?

Is it possible to buy bulk amounts of shifting/brake cable for road bikes? It would be nice to just have a spool of wire that you run onto your frame and then cut off only as much as you need. A Google search for "bike cable spool" doesn't really…
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Shifter cable types for Gripshift

I am changing the shifter cable on a bike with grip shift. I heard the cable casing is different than other types. Is the cable different?
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What features to look for in a replacement gear cabling?

What features are recommended for gear cabling to suit Shimano Tiagra front & rear derailleurs? I'm pretty happy with the performance of the cabling the bike came with, I haven't had any issues shifting. I don't have any information on what…
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How to retrieve broken off end of gear cable from inside Shimano 105, 11 gear, lever?

The gear cable was badly frayed in the handle system, where it bends through 90 deg. I had to cut it to remove the cable...but in doing so, the tip with the cable end (about 10mm long), has moved on round the corner and on into the lower part of the…
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Cable end crimps?

I always see professional bike builds have crimped ends on the cables. I've never been able to find any tools or ends to do that, so I just wrap the ends in electrical tape to keep them from fraying. I'd like to up my game and actually do it the…
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How to identify galvanised and stainless cables?

Recently I bought some stainless steel gear and brake cables. I have 3 packets of cables from 3 Ebay shops. How do I identify if they are genuine stainless steel cables or if I've been ripped off? Using a magnet - 2 packets stick to the magnet,…
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What do you call this brake cable? (MTB but 8mm depth)

I'm looking for the name of the cable marked "H", so that I can track down some replacements. In the photos, the one marked S1 is a Jagwire MTB brake cable, with a standard 6mm deep nipple. The one marked H has been taken from a Xiaomi QiCycle…
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Sourcing cable guide clamps - for multiple cables

I'm looking for a cable guide clamp (for loss of a better word), but struggling to find any suitable ones online (similar style to below). It is the component which you use to hold a brake/shift cable to the frame when the frame doesn't have any…
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Are these devices cable quick-disconnects or adjusters?

Are the devices in the photo cable quick-disconnects or adjusters?
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How to re-terminate frayed brake cables?

I've bought and installed new cables for my bicycle, but I didn't have any cable-ends to crimp the ends. I've been riding for a few days now and just noticed that one of my cable ends has unwound itself due to movement or vibrations. Now I have a…
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How to prevent the derailleur cable fibres getting all over the places?

My bike is only 7 months old, but the front derailleur cable fibres are becoming loose i.e. the individual thin metal fibres twised together to form the cable are loosing out. I think I have lost the metal cap which was holding the twisted end of…
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