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Maybe a stupid question? Are these "pre-stretched". They came with my new SLX 10sp shifters.
I'm going on a big bike trip over several days soon. I am planning on installing new cables before the ride. Should I install them a week before and let them settle in and stretch. Or will they be good to go if I put them on a day before the ride?
Thanks for any advice.
Posted : 12/03/2015 1:04 pm
Just install them whenever you want. If they do settle in then use the barrel adjusters to dial it out. No big deal.
Posted : 12/03/2015 1:16 pm
Or when you do install them, before you tighten it up with the bolt on the mech, hold the cable and cycle through the gears a good few times and that will stretch the cable in the same manner as actually using the gears.
Posted : 12/03/2015 2:09 pm