I've had two shimano cable breaks in the
last year. One had 12,000 miles, the
other one 6000 miles. They both broke
at the head, in the shifter, and didn't
completely break, only partially, which
drives you nuts, because you think it's
some gatorade goop in the bottom
bracket, or the adjustment which it
rarely is for such a big malfunctioning
rd, where it shifts on it's own.
Weren't there some bad shimano cables
out there, or is this how their life
typically ends?
If you are easily offended do not read
any further.
I learned this out of desperation on one
of my boonie rides in the desert.
Typically when the rd starts to act up,
it's usually the gatorade goop, that
dries under where the bottom bracket,
making the cable stick. I only had
bottles full of gatorade, no water, and
no source of water for miles around. So
I scratched my head and came up with a
solution..... but I have pee. Turn the
bike upside down, now this takes extreme
control, it doesn't take much pee, to
melt that sugar away, and then stop, or
point the pisser away from the bike and
complete the job. Obviously you don't
want your bike covered in [censored]. This is
only recommended for a man, not a woman
to do. Serious injury could occur to a
woman. Of course this could all be
avoided, if they made a bottle that
didn't leak. In the desert, you are
limited to Polar bottles because of the
heat, and they all seem to leak after a
while, even the new design. Don't know
why, but they do.