How To Change A Mountain Bike Gear Cable | MTB Maintenance Skills

Do your gears feel clunky & slow? Are you tired of waiting for your Mountain Bike to shift gear? In this video, Doddy covers all the MTB cable replacement basics, including the tools you’ll need, how to measure and cut your new cables and all the steps you need to take to make sure you have a clean, crisp shifting experience every time!

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Changing gear cables
1:44 - Removing gear cable
4:38 - Cable stretch
5:13 - Cleaning outer cable housing
6:41 - Fitting a new gear cable
10:07 - Setting the cable tension

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