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Originally Posted by ckcarr
I believe jwetering knows the part number is there.
My bike originally came with the low bars and now has Randy's Barbacks on it. I doubt anyone here has changed the cable because of those. Perhaps you could pm him and ask what he recommends.
How many years before it frayed?
How much do the parts cost?
I'd probably just get the proper part number also. You are assuming a cause & effect, which may not be true.
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Hmm - I think you might be.
My bike was delivered with low bars, therefore it had a low bar cable installed. This is the cable that failed.
Then I installed a bar riser kit - effectively making the bike a high bar model. After installing the risers - my cable failed. It is possible that the failure was related to the fact that I was using a low bar cable on a high bar bike. Note I said possible not probable.
Anyway - now that I am replacing the cable anyway - the question was whether I should install the same low bar cable that was in the bike, or change to the high bar cable........since I now have high bars.
If I do choose to install the cable for the high bars - that means the number marked on the sheath would be the wrong number...that make sense now ?
As it happens - the part number on the sheath is no longer active - it doesn't even show up in my dealer's database anywhere. It's been supeceded and the new cable requires a new fitting at the handgrip . In Canada the while shebang was going to cost me $150.
The GOOD news is that my dealer had a new old stock high bar version of my cable in inventory
! Only $40 and I'm in the process of installing it now.