Just fitted a new GX Eagle gear cable

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Just fitted a new GX Eagle gear cable

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Who in god's name came up with the most complicted system on earth !! Cable though the outer, into the hamster wheel , threaded through the wierd plastic thing ...
And then there was trying to get the new inner through the front changer channels ....

Bring back Shimano simplicity !!
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Yeah but 100x better shifting.

I mean it took me nearly 30 to cable mine yesterday. It was horrific 😢 🤪
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I've got SLX Shifter and mech here for £75 all in or £150 for 2 of each
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AXS……so much easier
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 8:22 pm AXS……so much easier
I can begin to see the attraction.
That said , its only the first gear cable I have fitted in about 4 years
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weeksy wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 7:39 pm

I mean it took me nearly 30 to cable mine yesterday. It was horrific 😢 🤪
I take it that was “hours”
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Mr Moofo wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2026 9:04 am
weeksy wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 7:39 pm

I mean it took me nearly 30 to cable mine yesterday. It was horrific 😢 🤪
I take it that was “hours”
LOL seconds.... seconds..
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