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How can I get a snapped gear cable out of my Shimano brifter?
Shimano's brifters that route the cables under the bar tape make the gear cable turn through a tight corner to get into that routing. This seems to weaken the cables and, if they're not replaced in ...
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Will any Shimano mountain bike shift cable set work with any Shimano mountain bike derailleurs and shifters?
(Forgive me if this question has been asked before - but I don't know if I'm searching with the correct keywords to find the answer...)
My rear derailleur cable is stuck hard into the side of its ...
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Shifter doesn't reach bigger gears
My gear shifters (c. 2000 Shimano XT) will not shift to the bigger cogs (higher cable tension). Pushing the shift lever doesn't move the indicator past about half way so I can't reach the big cog on ...
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Shimano Revoshift repair
My bike has a grip shift (Shimano revoshift) which isn't shifting through all 8 gears. Even with the gear cable removed (it recently broke) it will only shift through half of the gear numbers and ...
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Shimano Nexus Inter-3 internal gear hub stuck in second gear?
The situation My Shimano Nexus Inter-3 internal gear hub is stuck in second gear (it's a 3-gear hub). When I take the external cable housing apart, I can move the pin that goes inside to change gears, ...