Replace Nexus 7-gear cable
Fixing the cargo bike after hunting for bears
Nov. 22, 2020 - Willem L. Middelkoop
Last week my son and I where looking for bears in the local park... a child's fantasy is priceless! Unfortunately, during some off road riding with our cargo bike, one of the cables got tangled up with a sturdy branch! Our wounded carbo bike was in need for a repair!
Continue reading![Cargo bikes and tandems require longer cables! If your local bike shop doesn't sell them, you can find them on Amazon](/blog/2020-11-22_replacing-a-shimano-shift-cable/images/i_11_Cargo-bikes-and-tandems-require-longer-cables-If-your-local-bike-shop-doesn-t-sell-them-you-can-find_500px.jpg)
![New inner and outer shifter cable](/blog/2020-11-22_replacing-a-shimano-shift-cable/images/i_10_New-inner-and-outer-shifter-cable_500px.jpg)
![Oops... this is not right!](/blog/2020-11-22_replacing-a-shimano-shift-cable/images/i_04_Oops-this-is-not-right_500px.jpg)
![If things work out well, the inner cable will come out of the outer cable at the rear hub](/blog/2020-11-22_replacing-a-shimano-shift-cable/images/i_14_If-things-work-out-well-the-inner-cable-will-come-out-of-the-outer-cable-at-the-rear-hub_500px.jpg)
![Properly tension the Nexus 7-speed gear hub by aligning the two yellow lines when you have selected the fourth gear](/blog/2020-11-22_replacing-a-shimano-shift-cable/images/i_15_Properly-tension-the-Nexus-7-speed-gear-hub-by-aligning-the-two-yellow-lines-when-you-have-selected-_500px.jpg)
![The shifter cable underneath the cargo bike was pulled apart by a branch...](/blog/2020-11-22_replacing-a-shimano-shift-cable/images/i_03_The-shifter-cable-underneath-the-cargo-bike-was-pulled-apart-by-a-branch_500px.jpg)