Originally Posted by
Maelochs
Why call for help if a rear derailleur cable breaks? Just pick an intermediate gear, lock the derailleur in place with the limit screws, and ride home on a two-speed.
Well, it's an option.
Because I don't carry tools. Although another BF member has said to wedge a small branch in the RD parallelogram to move it onto a bigger cog. To prevent this from happening again I will just replace my shift cables every other year.