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Dura Ace Gear Inner Cable

Ed McCEd McC Posts: 175
edited May 2008 in Workshop
Just went to a bike shop and bought a replacement cable for my rear mech which broke yesterday. It is for Dura Ace STI. The guy gave me a standard cable with no packaging for £1.50. Will this be ok or is there a proper Shimano DA inner cable that I should be using?

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  • gkerr4gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    it'll probably be fine - the ends are all the same - might be a slightly cheaper cable at that price - the DA packaged ones are about £20 (with outers)
  • Ed McCEd McC Posts: 175
    gkerr4 wrote:
    it'll probably be fine - the ends are all the same - might be a slightly cheaper cable at that price - the DA packaged ones are about £20 (with outers)

    The first cable took 9,000 miles to break. Will this cheap one last as long? Can I buy Shimano inner cables and is there any advantage in doing so?

    Also, should I replace original front mech cable as a precaution at the same time?
  • andrewgturnbullandrewgturnbull Posts: 3,861
    Hi there.

    Replace the front cable if you're sufferring poor shifting. Otherwise you'll be fine - gear cables don't take a lot of tension and rarely fail.

    Cheers, Andy
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  • redddraggonredddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Cheap gear cables tend to get "sticky" quicker, and then you'll lose your well indexed shifting. I've got this problem on my commuting bike - but I can't be arsed fixing it.
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  • robbarkerrobbarker Posts: 1,367
    You can buy Shimano inner cables on their own - at Parkers for example.
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