Rear derailleur gear cable snapped...

luv2ride
luv2ride Posts: 2,367
edited May 2014 in Workshop
..,after less than 10 rides :shock: Bike (Kinesis Crosslight Pro 6) was recently built up by LBS. Cable seems to have snapped clean at the Allen bolt where the cable connects to the SRAM Rival RD. Cable was the original that came with the Rival brifters and the shifting had been utterly flawless up to that point.

Never had this happen before - could this be down to LBS over tightening the bolt with the cable going through it, or just one of those things?
Titus Silk Road Ti rigid 29er - Scott Solace 10 disc - Kinesis Crosslight Pro6 disc - Scott CR1 SL - Pinnacle Arkose X 650b - Pinnacle Arkose singlespeed - Specialized Singlecross...& an Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 string...

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  • dj58
    dj58 Posts: 2,223
    Unless you have been unlucky and the cable had a manufacturing defect, it has most likely been crushed and fractured due to over-tightening of the clamp bolt/anchor plate.

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