front mech gear cables

andy610
andy610 Posts: 602
edited November 2007 in Road beginners
how do you know how taught the gear cables have to be

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  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    With the front mech on it's released position (ie inner ring) and the gear shifter fully released also, pull the cable through the cable clamp to take out any slack and then do the clamp up. No need to get it very taught, but there should be no slack at all in the cable.
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  • peanut
    peanut Posts: 1,373
    andy610 wrote:
    how do you know how taught the gear cables have to be

    taut :roll: :lol: tsk tsk . :wink:
    I always pull the end of my cable and hold some tension on it with a pair of pliers whilst I tighten the nut. That way there should be no slack left anywhere in the system. :D

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