eOne Sixty 800 gear cable change

[BILLYP2000]

Anyone have difficulty replacing the gear cable on the 800? From factory the route used 3 sperate outers (std cable to jagwire link to std cable). For the life of me I couldn't get a smooth shift through all that and having to remove the pedal arm, chain ring, chain guide and motor each time is massively frustrating. Ended up running a full cable front to back and seems to work fine although there's a few tight bends as the cable runs from the motor to the chain stay. Just wondered if anyone else has had the same issues.

 

[drjarvis2003]

Yes, had the same problem myself and fitted the jagwire system. Has never been great though. Put a new derailer on and it helped a bit.

 

[BILLYP2000]

I've got a Jagwire running from shifter to rear mech with full outer and it feels good but I've got a feeling it'll wear quickly with the tight bends. Time will tell.

 

[LawmanMtb]

this isn't sounding good for me, Lol

 

[PeterM]

I run my shifter cable externally nowdays. Ugly but works.

 

[BILLYP2000]

I run my shifter cable externally nowdays. Ugly but works.

Running a full cable internally only lasted a few rides before it started to get stiff so external is probably the only real other solution of you don't want to go Di2.

 

[PeterM]

Running a full cable internally only lasted a few rides before it started to get stiff so external is probably the only real other solution of you don't want to go Di2.

I have been thinking about pulling the motor and running it internally, wont now after your advice. Thanks