Shimano NOS Vintage 25 cm Steel Derailleur Gear Cable Housing

Shimano NOS Vintage 25 cm Steel Derailleur Gear Cable HousingOriginal cable housing in production from the 1970s to the 1980s New old stock! Still unused after all these years Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica Worldwide shipping Shimano cable housing (or outer casing if you prefer), hailing from Japan and in production from the 1970s to the 1980s (yet still new & unused after all this time). The perfect finishing touch for your vintage bike, but great for bikes of the non vintage variety

✓ Original cable housing - in production from the 1970s to the 1980s
✓ New old stock! Still unused after all these years
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Worldwide shipping

Shimano cable housing (or outer casing if you prefer), hailing from Japan and in production from the 1970s to the 1980s (yet still new & unused after all this time). The perfect finishing touch for your vintage bike, but great for bikes of the non-vintage variety too!

If you're taking part in L'Eroica or any other vintage event, this is fully compliant - so rest assured, the pre-1987 police won't lock you up for having the wrong cable!

OVERVIEW

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Condition - New Old Stock*
Production Era - 1970s & 1980s
Country - Japanese
Stock Code - D-CAB-O11V

*New old stock items may have marks from storage over the years, and as we often have multiples they can vary from piece to piece, but they are always genuine new & unused items.

TECHNICAL INFO

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Length - 25 cm
Colour* - Steel (Stainless)
Housing Type - Gear Shifter - Derailleur (Rear Mech)
Casing Width (OD) - 4.2 mm
Ferrule Size (OD) - 5.8 mm

*The colour description is just a guide, please check the photos too as we make sure these are as close to the true colour as possible.

▼SHIPPING, TAXES & RETURNS

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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance, we despatch most orders within 2-3 days but larger items and orders placed before the weekend can take an extra day or two to process.

We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.

EU Customers – for orders under €150 (excluding shipping), VAT will be collected at checkout, but from 1st July 2026, due to new EU import regulations, there may also be a customs duty payable to the carrier. For orders over €150, all import fees will be payable to the carrier, with nothing collected at checkout.

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▼HELP SECTION

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Housing Type - brake and gear cables have different specifications and are generally not interchangeable, although older bikes with non-index shifting often used brake housing instead of gear. We'd still recommend using the dedicated front or rear derailleur cable housings for non-index setups whenever possible.

Casing Width - the outside diameter of the housing. Brake cable housing is a little wider in diameter than gear, this is to accommodate the slightly thicker inner cables.

Ferrule Size - if ferrules are included, this measurement is of the outside diameter at the widest part