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Forgorin


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Ahhh, 2km from home in rush hour traffic...  Pushed it for a km to a local 7-11.  Got a new cable coming tonight.  Unfortunately I live at the top of a very steep hill....



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Bad luck cry

Where did the cable snap?



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I snapped mine a couple of months back. It snapped down the bottom of the cable where the outer cables ends, you can see exactly where the inner cable has a bit of an angle forced on it at that point.

i was out in the bush, and of course in the bottom of a very steep valley with a choice of difficult hill climbs to get out. There was no way it could be pushed out.

i started it in neutral pushed it till it was moving clicked first and rode out. Makes for interesting hill climbing when you know you can't stop.

I managed to ride out alright and then about another 10 km back to the trailer.
Funny thing is the ride before that the actual clutch went in the same valley. I was a bit worried coming in there for the third ride!!

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I spotted mine fraying at the  same spot so replaced it before it snapped   I Keep an eye on it now and will change it if it frays again



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I had mine break at the lever end. Luckily I carry a spare inner and some screw-on ends, and did another 800 miles before I got home and replaced it with a new one. I'm more conscious of angles and routing now!

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I carry one of these kits but never had to use it.

There is enough room in the tin to add some spare nuts and bolts etc so really quite useful.

Brian



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That's what I carry Brian, but only the cables and fittings that are appropriate to the bike, and wrapped in tape to minimise size and rattle!

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Morning, got a replacement installed. Mine snapped at the handle. Never thought that it would go down by the clutch
Brian, that sounds like a great idea!! Gonna have to pick one of those up!



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On past bikes when riding in Romote areas I ran a spare clutch and throttle cables along  side the ones in use never used them but good insurance when your a long way from a town 



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ttboof wrote:

On past bikes when riding in Romote areas I ran a spare clutch and throttle cables along  side the ones in use never used them but good insurance when your a long way from a town 

 Yup!  That is what I should do!



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