Finally stopped ruining my shift cables after 3 tries today

I kept getting frayed ends when cutting shift cables with my cheap wire cutters. Today I finally grabbed a decent pair of Park cable cutters from the shop for like $30. First cut was clean and no fraying at all. I spent way too long messing with sloppy cuts before this. Does anyone use a different trick like soldering the tips first or just upgrade the tool?

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david_stone24d ago

Three tries is still cheaper than buying a new bike after you snap a cable mid-ride though.

the_phoenix23d ago

Wait, you actually snapped a cable mid-ride? That's insane. How fast were you going when it went? I'd probably panic and eat pavement. I've had cables fray on me but never fully snap. Sounds like a rough way to end a ride.