Frayed cable inside front derailleur I noticed today that my the cable controlling my front derailleur is beginning to fray. Hoping to get this great group's thoughts on the situation.
It's a Shimano 105 2x11. Bike has about 150 miles on it.
Q1: Does it seem surprising that it's happening so soon? Could I be doing anything in my riding or maintenance to bring on this problem?
Q2: How close is it to failing? If I continue to ride till it fails could I cause more damage (other than a long walk home), or should I get it fixed right away?
Thanks very much for your opinions. Picture below.
UPDATE: a few people asked for additional pictures of the assembly. Adding 2 more. Thanks.
If you are still in your warranty period bring it in to the dealer your bought the bike from and ask them to replace the cable. It is unlikely that anything you have done in normal use would have caused this. At this point it is a relatively easy fix. I have worked on shifters where the cable has been used breaking a single strand at a time until complete failure. It left a birds nest of cable ends that wouldn't pull out in either direction. If they aren't willing to fix it under warranty still have it repaired.