Zip Ties To The Resuce!!!

[RolliePollie]

Zip Ties...my new best friend! They are very versatile. I am stocking my seat bag with a small handful from now on and here is why...

Today my rear shifter cable broke. The cable evidently frayed off inside the shifter and the whole thing just fell right out. Zip ties to the rescue! I zip tied the saggy cable to my bike frame and zip tied the loose cable end to my handlebars. Luckily I was on a mostly flat bike trail so my one gearing option (middle ring, little gear) was acceptable. Unluckily, I was 12 miles from the car.

Then about 5 miles from the car, something came loose in the back...I'm assuming because there was no cable tension...and the chain was rattling all over and it felt like it was trying to jam up. Zip ties to the rescue again! I'm not exactly sure what I zip tied to what, but somehow two zip ties and a hair rubber band supported part of the rear derailleur and it kept my chain in the right place. Bike is now in the shop. The shop guys said, "Hey! Zip Ties! Wow, good idea!"