Hey! I'm not an expert at all, but I did successfully swap out bars and
change out a trigger index shifter for a friction thumbie this summer. My
answer would be that yes, it would be a good idea to get new cables and
housings for the drop setup. The incidentals kits that Riv sells are great,
btw. Could I have reused the shifter cable? Maybe...the issue, though, is
that even a VERY clean snip of a cable could have a frayed wire...a frayed
wire will not pass through a housing when it comes time to set up the
brakes and shifters. I actually REALLY screwed up with my first attempt
(wrong cable pass under the BB) and had already snipped and capped the end
of the derailer cable)...so I had to pull it back out and redo it...capping
the cable caused it to fray a little, so I I trimmed it again to get a
clean cut, crossed my fingers and held my breath, and re-routed the cable
through the shifter, front end housing, and through the derailer housing
and it thankfully worked.
The bigger issue is he might need more cable in a drops setup than in his
current setup...and that calls for a new cable.
I'm rambling...but I just think it's better to have a fresh cable that will
definitely be long enough.
On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 10:30:23 AM UTC-5 markt...@gmail.com
wrote:
> In the vein of there are no stupid questions: My son recently bought a new
> Handsome Cycles Devil and is thinking about switching from flat to drop
> bars. He's wondering if he'll need new brake and shifter cables. I told
> him that I thought he'd probably need new cables for both since he'll be
> switching to new brake levers and a new rear shifter. But I don't really
> know.(It's an 8-speed bike.)
>
> In the Wanting to Buy department, does anyone have a surplus pair of
> shifters suitable for drop bars? Also, looking for bar end shifters.
>
> My son lives in Brooklyn, so if any of you are somewhat local to him, that
> would be ideal.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mark Taintor
> Chanhassen, MN
>
>
>
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