Originally Posted by
andrewclaus
And you don't have to remove or even loosen the cable for the above. Shift into the tightest cable position (usually low in rear, high in front) while pedaling, stop pedaling, then shift into the loosest position. This should give enough slack to remove one piece of housing from a slotted frame stop, if your bike is so equipped.
And if your tour is quite extended, you can easily repeat that inspection in the field if you get to a place that sells bike parts. No tools needed.
ya, thanks also for that tip.
I'm going to have to try it.
funnily enough, last week I fixed a friends bike where the plastic ferrule had disappeared (I suspect bars were twisted and yanked cable and smashed the plastic) and so the fd housinghad been pulled through the frame stop, schmusing the end all up. Luckily there was enough extra housing to cut off a cm and it was fine.