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04-27-20, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by WhyFi

What are those skinny, little shift cable tubes called and how do I get my hands on one? The FD shifting effort on the Domane was never as light as the Haanjo or the Cervelo, and I'm thinking that it may have been because it didn't have one of those tubes and the cable was rubbing the frame and seeing increased friction.

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Originally Posted by WhyFi

....and never mind. I found a section of cable housing, cut it open and took the liner from there.

Thanks for the idea. I was wondering too. Even with that stuff, the front action on my R3 is not exactly light. Might benefit from a schpritz of PTFE.