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Old 03-19-20, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by John E
I tended to snap a lot of shift cables at the gear lever
Didn't Huret levers back then have a smaller diameter 'drum' for the cable to wrap around? Great mechanical advantage, especially the long ones, but perhaps more angular change at the leaded end... er... end?
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