Cable wonkiness

[Owlie]

I've cleaned out the plastic cable guide on the bottom bracket, and it doesn't appear to be worn. (The bike only has ~1100 miles on it.)

I think the cable has worked its way free of its normal route, since I don't see any fraying or broken strands. It doesn't help that I think I unseated the barrel adjuster and the threads aren't lining up properly. I think this may be beyond my skill to fix. (When it comes to mechanical stuff, I need someone to actually walk me through this, and since my resident 'mechanic' is in Arizona at the moment...)

I guess I needed to get acquainted with the LBS here anyway. And a full-on tuneup is probably best done now rather than in spring...

[Sky King]

I guess I needed to get acquainted with the LBS here anyway. And a full-on tuneup is probably best done now rather than in spring...

Does the campus have a bike cooperative? I know some universities do. My DD uses the one at Portland State and she has learned quite a bit about taking care of her own bike. They helped her replace her brake cables - she didn't have a ton of miles either but the crude from the roads in Portland had trashed her cable.

[Owlie]

Does the campus have a bike cooperative? I know some universities do. My DD uses the one at Portland State and she has learned quite a bit about taking care of her own bike. They helped her replace her brake cables - she didn't have a ton of miles either but the crude from the roads in Portland had trashed her cable.

We don't, simply because Ohio's not exactly a bike-friendly state (hilarious, considering it's the home of two of the most famous LBS owners in history).

Took the bike to the shop and just had a full-on tuneup done because she needed it. I liked the LBS owner, and while it doesn't cater to roadies and they have a very limited selection (they make most of their money off powder-coating, by the looks of it), it seems like a nice, friendly shop.

It seems like the issue was that the cable had been rather chewed up and was starting to fray, but not to the point that I could see it.