Gear cable and outer casing maintenance

kinioo
kinioo Posts: 776
edited April 2016 in MTB workshop & tech
Morning Chaps,

Quick question:

How often do you change your gear cable and outer housing ??

Just indexed my rear mech, all working OK but was thinking should I change it ?

Cheers,

Chris

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  • chrisdouglas
    chrisdouglas Posts: 114
    Well I'm not sure when you should do it but I did a strip down of my bike around 18 months and replaced the inner and outer cables then. Like I say I'm not sure if I needed to (haven't seen a remarkable difference) or if I should but just figured whilst it was in pieces I'd crack on.
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  • dgunthor
    dgunthor Posts: 644
    depends - normally when you can feel a lot of resistance/friction changing gear or braking
  • oodboo
    oodboo Posts: 2,171
    When I get sick of my gears not changing properly or when replacing my chain and cassette.
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  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    When it really really needs doing, Honestly varies usually when the shifting feeling crap an new cables dont help.
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  • kinioo
    kinioo Posts: 776
    Cheers, guys
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    As for routine maintenance, after cleaning the bike I use some light PTFE grease sprayed on some kitchen roll to wipe the exposed sections of outer cable down.
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