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Hot take: Using cable ties on every bit of housing might be holding you back

Ngl I spent like 5 years zipping every cable down tight on builds until a guy at a shop in Portland pointed out my shifts were stiff because of it. He showed me how leaving a little slack near the derailleur actually lets the housing move natural like it's supposed to. Has anyone else had that moment where you realized over-tightening was making things worse?
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the_margaret
Hold on, is cable tie tightness really the thing making or breaking your shifting?
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alicesingh
alicesingh26d ago
Wait, didn't you always say cable tension was the main thing, or did I just totally misread your old posts?
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