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Old April 7th 21, 08:23 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Tom Kunich[_4_]
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Default GD cable derailleurs!

On Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 10:19:05 AM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 1:44:24 AM UTC-5, sms wrote:
I remember "Coast to Coast"
hardware stores along the Oregon coast. Perhaps because of the large
numbers of bike tourers they had a good selection of bike stuff.

I remember there was a Coast to Coast store in downtown Leavenworth, Kansas 40 years ago.

Most of these locations carried galvanized cables which were liable to rust and break. But I believe that Jay's problem was more common. He buys good stainless cables but overtightens them which breaks stainless which is a great deal less resistance to overtightening. There are a lot of advantages to electric shifting. but the major disadvantage is that you have do many gears you spend all of your time shifting and this wears everything out.
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