What CAble/Housing?
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Avid. Shimano XTR is nothing special.
The avids don't have that good a reputation in the Uk.
I don't know what is better about xtr than normal shimano cables which are better sealed than they used to be.
If you don't see a lot of mud I would get standard shimano cables.
If you ride in mud lot ride on goretex cables are expensive but work very well.
I don't know what is better about xtr than normal shimano cables which are better sealed than they used to be.
If you don't see a lot of mud I would get standard shimano cables.
If you ride in mud lot ride on goretex cables are expensive but work very well.
ive only ever had that on my XTR when i wasnt using the little black endcaps other than that my XTR's have beend flawless
might try the avid metal jackets soon tho
might try the avid metal jackets soon tho
Gore Ride-On cables kick ass... 
Another vote for the Gore's. They will eventually wear out but for a very long time they will be silky smooth, friction free, and not be affected in the least by epic doses of mud, dust, sand, whatever.
Gore ride ons will where out but up in the PNW they rule over all others...nothing else works longer than 10 minutes into a ride...
I don't know what Gore's are like now but they were nothing special when they first came out. I went through a set in one particularly muddy race. Water got in the liner and the cable rusted by next morning. Plus they cost $80 a pair in Canada back then.
Clark's make a teflon coated cable and all housing has a plastic liner. As its not possible to totally seal the system, I don't see the point of the expense of Gore. Is it cheaper now? No one sells the stuff here in Vancouver anymore.
Clark's make a teflon coated cable and all housing has a plastic liner. As its not possible to totally seal the system, I don't see the point of the expense of Gore. Is it cheaper now? No one sells the stuff here in Vancouver anymore.
I have had both Gore Ride On and Avid cables. The Gores are much better. But if they are not installed correctly you are wasting your money. They are not cheap but you can get'em from pricepoint for less than $30 right now.
Gore is the way to go if you've got the money.
Or just run full length standard housing, that's what I do. It does pretty much the same thing as Gore, just not as clean looking if you have to zip tie the housing to the frame.
Or just run full length standard housing, that's what I do. It does pretty much the same thing as Gore, just not as clean looking if you have to zip tie the housing to the frame.
I just put the Avid full mettal jackets and the flack jackets onmy bike. I like the sistem its nice. I allso use to have the Gore cables on my road bike and i loved them. I would recamend eather.
Sweet! I think I'll put some on my beater road/cross bike!
In very muddy conditions you would end up replacing your cables every half hour.
New rideons last me over a year with out touching them shimano can last al little as 2 weeks before they need to be removed and cleaned. Pretty much any cables work in the dry.
Disk brakes ride-on cables and powerlinks are a godsend if you ride in the mud a lot.
Now all I need are better jockeywheels, chainsuck proof chainrings and front mechs that dont' scoop mud from the tyre into the chain.
Cheap pedals that can cope with spending half their life undewater would be nice to.
thanks for all the info, it can sometimes be extremely muddy, but sometimes extremely dry here, so i think i'm going to get the gore-tex.
does the $50 kit on Cambria-bike come with 2 brakesets and 2 shiftersets?
http://cambriabike.com/shift&der/cables.htm
does the $50 kit on Cambria-bike come with 2 brakesets and 2 shiftersets?
http://cambriabike.com/shift&der/cables.htm
Unfortunatly that is just a shifter set (front and rear). Try Pricepoint, they have the shifter set for $31.
It used to be you could buy a set and have a cable for your DH and DS bikes. But then they got wise and started cutting one of the cables short so you could only use it on the front shifter.
that's the thing, i have the cheap stuff. And it really sucks. after i clean it, lubed or unlubed, i can feel a loss in shifting and even more in braking. some of the shifting loss can be attributed to my 8-month old extremely abused chain, but when i clean the cables it shifts a lot smoother.
when i worked for the bike shop i would change cables all the time but it was all free.
Jagwire Rattler-Macs for the brakes man! Shifters, I'd go with regular cables and housings, as they'll probably be replaced multiple time per season compared with the brake lines...its worked for me at least.
The Gore cables are not full length cable housings. They sue regular shorter sections of housing. The trick is a full length thin plastic sheath that goes from beginning to end without breaks. The slippery coated cable slides inside that sheath. The sheath fits inside the housings. There is no seal up at the handlebar, but generally you are getting too much muck, water, and grint on the handlebars. The far end has an accordion seal between the cable and the sheath. This non-sliding seal does a perfect job of keeping grit out, assuming its installed correctly.
Gore can be a little tricky to set up for the first time, but once done propley they can last many years.