Re: an irritatingly common occurrence

On 3/21/2025 4:11 PM, Zen Cycle wrote:

Lennard Zinn describes the causes and repair process for removing broken cables from  11sp Ultegra ST-R8000 and 6800, and various Dura-Ace levers.
 https://lennardzinn.substack.com/p/getting-a-broken-shift- cable-out
 According to Lennard it's "an irritatingly common occurrence".
 Maybe if they used special Campagnolo non-stretch shifter cables it wouldn't be a problem?
  

Mr Zinn's right on that point.
Campagnolo Ergo wires stick one's palm as they start to fray, well before failure. It's a very noticeable warning.
When they do fail (if rider ignores being stuck), the head drops straight down out of the lever not "into the works"* as STi.
* tip o' the hat to John Lennon:
https://www.alibris.com/A-Spaniard-in-the-Works-John-Lennon/book/6244419?matches=48
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