yesterday my daughter broke her front derailleur cable. we took it to our LBS where we bought two higher end bikes this year and havegiven them a lot a business. they looked on their computer and said replacement of the cable will be $22. After leaving the bike, I called our local REI store and asked them their cost. It is $ 8--$3 for the cable and $5 for labor. (The have an itemized price list you can pick up, too.)