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That bottom cable actuator bit usually un-screws, remove the cartridge...may give you some clues...something like this...

Similar thing happened to me on 105's...shifter just stopped working after getting it to change up to biggest gear...flipped hood back, removed plastic cover from bottom, checked outside side and yip, the cable stopper was out of its stopper bracket and was jammed up in the top of the mechanism...went to the inside, used a fine rod to push the stopper back to the outside and re-seated stopper into its bracket...on further investigation, I found the cable was actually mangled at a corner en route to the rear derailleur so it was not moving smoothly inside the housing after selecting gears resulting in the cable stopper jumping out of its bracket...replaced with new cable....

Out front, garmin to gopro for garmin light

Speed is your only friend over sections like this! and a light grip on the bars to protect your teeth!

There are no good trails near Stellenbosch.... There are however the following types of trails near Stellenbosch: AWESOME EXCELLENT JAW-DROPPING WORLD-CLASS EYE-POPPING ASTOUNDING I think you get the idea!😎 Check a few out:

Since applied duct tape...over the ties.... still a bodge?😂

Crank spankers.....same I suppose, but this one got the nod, came from a Christmas Cracker a few hours earlier!

Hack and a bodge in one! Hack: bottel opener👌 Bodge: Carrying the beers in the frame!🤪

Also.....Advice: get 2 sets wheels, one with slicks for the road and the other for SK's for da gravel!

Panaracer also make a "semi-slick" version of their GK's.....East City Cycles in CTN are your friend for stock

When I'm not diving, I'm ducking.....😎

Link?

It's a spectacular place and for sure most of the DH trails are clearly MTB territory (I've enjoyed most of them on my AM bike) but that Irish is perfect for a gravel bike, the contour jeep tracks are also cool for gravel bikes but who wants to go back down the boring way!!???

Jonkers from a different angle....

Wow, pretty place, pity about the mechanical...great idea though! Would this have included the TK? or the long way home?

To the top of a hill for a egg and bacon toastie with coffee...

Skinny shadows....

Going nowhere slowly.....

Found a Garmin cadence sensor on the trail....

Incoming drama overhead....

Go Copperhead, take us with you!

Last ride of the year.....

Wrapping up the year.... Next year, I'm going the other way round!......

Early AM with the next gen.....

Just to show how much confusion there was....