Jay posted a pic of the SRAM X-9 10-speed shifter on his Performer, where the shifter cable had frayed and broken after only about 1500 miles.
As I was swapping out rear wheels on the SprintX last night, I felt a wire poke my finger... and lo and behold, the shifter cable on MY X-9 10-speed shifter is starting to fray, after only 1,200 miles / 4 months. I've never had a cable break on any X9 9-speed shifter, before.
Not sure what to do to the DR to help prevent this, but I've showed pics of it to John Paulus, and will be taking it down to him later this week...
PB