By move I mean permanently in a new position. I agree while it's being flexed the text is going to get distorted, but flexing it back would mostly move those fi

By move I mean permanently in a new position. I agree while it's being flexed the text is going to get distorted, but flexing it back would mostly move those fibers back. If they always kept sliding forward, you'd pull all the fibers out after flexing it a few times. They're mostly going back to where they were when you flex the cable back. I've written on braided ropes before with markers and they're still very legible despite being used a lot. Make a mark on a shoelace and flex it a bit. Does the line become completely messed up?