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Hi All,
I went for a spin today and it went well enough, but I had some issues with sticking cables. I took my road bike which as been hanging in my shed in the salty air for a while.
For my springtime new bike project, I'd like to perhaps try some other cables to avoid this corrosion problem. The cables are Shimano and the housing is Shimano and some Jagwire. It seems like I replace cables all the time, and when I pull them out they are always rusty and corroded.
What to do?
Joseph
I always pack the cable housings with light grease like the green stuff from Phil Wood. I do this even though they have a friction reducing liner. They work smoother for a longer period and I never have to deal with corrosion problems.
I went for a spin today and it went well enough, but I had some issues with sticking cables. I took my road bike which as been hanging in my shed in the salty air for a while.
Quoted message said:
For my springtime new bike project, I'd like to perhaps try some other cables to avoid this corrosion problem. The cables are Shimano and the housing is Shimano and some Jagwire. It seems like I replace cables all the time, and when I pull them out they are always rusty and corroded.
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What to do?
Quoted message said:
Joseph
I always pack the cable housings with light grease like the green stuff from Phil Wood. I do this even though they have a friction reducing liner. They work smoother for a longer period and I never have to deal with corrosion problems.
Also, I use stainless steel cables when I can.
Chas.
I have replaced the cables at least 3 times this year. I have tried using grease as well as oils. I have tried spraying various lubricants into the housing. The shift cables fare better than the brake cables. Perhaps they are stainless? The bike has never sat longer than 1 week without being used. I live on an island and my rides never take me further than 4-500m from the sea, so the air is quite salty.
The front brake isn't as much of a problem. It has a marginally shorter length of housing than the rear, and less bends of course. But I suspect the real issue is the cables are not as susceptible to becoming water-logged.
<[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Hi All,
I went for a spin today and it went well enough, but I had some issues with sticking cables. I took my road bike which as been hanging in my shed in the salty air for a while.
For my springtime new bike project, I'd like to perhaps try some other cables to avoid this corrosion problem. The cables are Shimano and the housing is Shimano and some Jagwire. It seems like I replace cables all the time, and when I pull them out they are always rusty and corroded.
What to do?
Joseph
I always pack the cable housings with light grease like the green stuff from Phil Wood. I do this even though they have a friction reducing liner. They work smoother for a longer period and I never have to deal with corrosion problems.
I've had good luck with Phil Wood oil. It's sort of like a grease/oil hybrid, flowing like oil but staying put better, like grease.
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Also, I use stainless steel cables when I can.
I wouldn't consider anything else. Do bike shops even sell anything else?
