well i changed mine last night (for brakes ),,both inner and outer,,refitting drops ,and in a straight line ,,with the cables in hand it felt very smooth pulling the levers ,,it must b cheap outers (1£ a mtr)because when they were taped in place it felt kinda rough pulling the levers ,,il have to replace them again cos it feels really rubbish ,,so any reccs for smooth cables that people have ,,must just b the outer as i cant see how inners can b any diff,but having said that should i just fit whole new inners\outers at the same time? ,,iv oiled them and it just feels rubbish ,,as if you can feel it graunching ,,and as a result the brakes are rubbish ,,i know its not pads or anything as when i got it they felt and worked really good ,,so ,,jagwire??
friction in cables ?
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NormanD
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Edge705
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Argh you my friend have made the same mistake as me However I ended up in hospital as a result of trying to get cheap parts working (I wont bore you with the story) Right then solution - Shimano inner cable with Shimano outer sheath This can be bought by the meter from leisure lakes i.e a meter of cable sheath 4.99 did both sets of gears for me however the inners I think were 3.99 each the two fit like a glove and are nice and smooth - I think you'll pay the same for the break cables the sheaths have a slippery nylon inside them and work very well this is the cheapest way I have found other than buying the full set which costs £19.99 and £19.99
NormanD
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Spoken like a true scotsman
HLaB
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The last time I got an inner from the lbs, the owner brought out from the store room a inner gear cable costing the same amount as the ones on display but as he pointed out, it felt 10x smoother :-)
I recently fitted a cheap (Cycling Weekly cable set. Think I paid ~£2 for all four cables, end caos and rubber donuts so as cheap as it gets.) gear cable inside my Shimano SP41 outer. Shifting is now only just acceptable, I think the cable is slightly thicker, and much stiffer. The read derailleur loop of outer was pulling the deailleur away and down from the cassette, which didn't help. I've fixed it temporarily with a cable tie, and it works just about properly now.
The previous inner is the teflon impreganted type, and the old front cable with it is much cleaner than the new rear one without, which must relate to it's smoothness in the cable too.
I'll fix the rear cable when I can source the teflon inner on it's own for sensible money.
The previous inner is the teflon impreganted type, and the old front cable with it is much cleaner than the new rear one without, which must relate to it's smoothness in the cable too.
I'll fix the rear cable when I can source the teflon inner on it's own for sensible money.
Spoken like a true scotsman
hahahaha
fixed for the time being ,,i put all the older flat bars/levers and cables and it feels much btr now ,,its the outers cos i tried it not fitted and its kinda notchy (the "new "one )and the old one is 100%oh and yeah ,,30£ brake cables on a 140£ bike off ebay!!!
but cheap u buy twice ,,its a true saying eh
GrumpyGregry
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Jagwire on all the bikes. MTB about to get upgraded to top scale Jagwire from the entry level version fitted by the OEM.
Edge705
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Be careful jagwire do a basic range and its pants IMO
GrumpyGregry
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Yep. The entry level Jagwire stuff, OEM on shed loads of branded bike, is only marginally better than utter pants. Works fine for the first few rides then welcome to a world of ghost shifting hurt.
Do peeps know Gore have recalled their campagnolo ride-on sets. Details on road.cc here
