Aug 29, 2023 · Park cable cutters do gear outer without having to fanny about with a bradawl or metal file (or the electric grinding wheel if you have one) but the brake outer cable is thicker and more problematic. The cutters 'cut' ok but it still needs a bit work with the grinder and bradawl.

Oct 6, 2021 · I need to cut some lengths of cable housing to replace the freyed remains for my road bike. I have a pair of pliers with a cable cutter, and also a dedicated cable cutter tool - but they just don't bite through the cable outer housing. When I eventually manage to eat through the threads, I end up with a messy, ragged end.

Sep 10, 2013 · I've just spent out on some tools and bits and bobs for DIY from Screwfix, so decided to get some cable cutters, some diagonal cutters and combination pliers. Even if the cutters last a year, it's not gonna break the bank. I try not to use bike specific tools (sometimes you do have to), so just gone for tools that can be replaced cheaply.

Jul 2, 2023 · My take on it is this - combination locks are all pretty useless. You won't find dedicated thieves trying to unpick your combination lock, they'll have a cable cutter. It is effortless to cut such a lock with a cable cutter, have a look on …

Jul 26, 2008 · I made an interesting discovery the other day. The cutter in the jaws of the pliers on a Leatherman Wave multi-tool cut brake/gear cables perfectly! I mean perfectly, I doubt a dedicated cable cutter could improve on it. Just a handy thing to know :0)

Jun 26, 2012 · Hi My gear cable has snapped - for rear derailer. Cable was factory-fitted original, 4 years old on bike (Allez) ridden every day. I don't know how to fix this - can you help please? No riding to work until it's fixed either. :sad: Help!

Feb 9, 2009 · Changing the cables is much easier than the things you've done so far its just a case of pulling the brake slightly, removing the end cap, disconnecting the cable and pulling it out fitting the new one is just the reverse but greasing the wire before you insert it and cutting with cable cutter it to length once fitted and fitting an end cap.

Dec 27, 2022 · I have internal cable routing on my bike (Cube Attain GTC Race 2021), with Shimano 105 R7000 drivetrain. I've been having issues with the front change to the large ring recently, and after a bit of fiddling around, though it was most likely the cable, so …

Aug 15, 2024 · I have Tiagra 4700 STI's which suffer from the well known issue of cable breaking inside the levers. Does this problem extend to all Shimano under bar tape sti's or are Tiagra's worse. I struggle to get 12 months on the rear shifter (about 4000 miles).

Dec 17, 2021 · All cables will fatigue and fail when run over a pulley, and the smaller the pulley relative to the cable diameter, the quicker they fail. The pulley (i.e. the bit of the shifter that the cable wraps round) should be 20-30 times the cable diameter for a good service life, and bike gear shifters aren't big enough for that.