I currently have one and a half complete sets of flying snakes, with enough outer to do the rear mech, but no continuous piece long enough for the front as well. I've also got three pieces of xt outer with end caps and the bits to seal them, they came with the new xt shifters, but they don't give enough to do even normal cable routing.
It works as fine as anything I have used to be honest - I just had to by two lots for my Attack Trail (it has continual outer feed for rearmech over swingarm) and my Wildcard...
You can buy Shimano cable outer in 10m rolls from Parker International, plus bulk quantities of end caps, ferrules etc. I keep a good stock as I'm forever replacing gear cables on friends' bikes as well as servicing my own.
Yeah i know snakes are good, i run them on all my geared bikes, but they wont work because the bike has full length cable runs and cable clips look rough. I suppose i could buy some more transfil outer and fit snakes full length, but that is somewhat excessive.
Can you get transfil outer by itself. I'm in the same boat, just replaced my full length cable to the rear mech but only have about 6 inches of outer left for the front mech but I still have the inner sleeve & cable.
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I've bought a new bike....ouch - result
Can I buy a new bike?...No - no result
I'm not sure whether you can stumpyjon but i had the same trouble with my snakes but was only couple of inches short so was able to use a different outer to fill the gap. you could always buy another set of snakes that way youd have more ferrules etc.
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I quite like my jagwire braided set. At ten quid for the set they're a bit pricey but I certainly notice the difference with German engineering.
the important thing is they're tefloned inside (like most good housings) but the cables are tefloned as well so lovely and smooth, being braided they're basicly nuke proof and they're a very sexy white tint.
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Different colour (can get XTR in grey) but I don't think theres anymore difference.
I just use Fibrax outer now
What is my best course of action?
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You can use you existing fiddlments on it...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=11232
It works as fine as anything I have used to be honest - I just had to by two lots for my Attack Trail (it has continual outer feed for rearmech over swingarm) and my Wildcard...
Cheap as chips and twice as tasty.
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Just keep your cable lubed and dirt free and all will be fine
Clarkes cable outer is pretty cheap and OK too.....
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Of all the bits and pieces ive brought for my bike the 'Snakes sealed cables have single handedly been the most impressive and functional.
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I've bought a new bike....ouch - result
Can I buy a new bike?...No - no result
Whyte 46, i fall off it alot!!
the important thing is they're tefloned inside (like most good housings) but the cables are tefloned as well so lovely and smooth, being braided they're basicly nuke proof and they're a very sexy white tint.
more suited to the fair weather rider though