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[Skubarra]

My comment was aimed more at the "just take it to the LBS" type person. The kind that at the most can fix a puncture, anything else must go to the LBS.

Over the years I've helped people with chains stuck between crank and BB, bikes with gears that wont change into the biggest cog or keep slipping, lose saddles, stems etc. 

Mostly just basic things that a smidgen of time to learn the skills can turn an abandoned ride into a completed ride

 

So it was aimed exactly at me    If its a mishap that would only happen once every leap year I'm not going to bother to learn how to fix it. Tyres and chains break often enough that I made the effort.

[Frosty]

Cable end cap does the trick

I mean solder the end of the cable once it is cut to length. This allows one to pull it out of the housing without risking a frayed end.

[Eddy Gordo]

My comment was aimed more at the "just take it to the LBS" type person. The kind that at the most can fix a puncture, anything else must go to the LBS.

Over the years I've helped people with chains stuck between crank and BB, bikes with gears that wont change into the biggest cog or keep slipping, lose saddles, stems etc. 

Mostly just basic things that a smidgen of time to learn the skills can turn an abandoned ride into a completed ride

Think I should edit that first one and ad can fix puncture. Shot