Brake / Gear Cables for new 'best bike' build

IanTrcp
IanTrcp Posts: 761
edited February 2008 in Workshop
If you were building up a top flight bike,what cables would you use and why? Ergos and derailleurs are Shimano.

Dura Ace? Nokon? What else is out there?

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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    I use Transfil Mudlovers - they have an inner sheath that covers the cable in its entirety from lever to mech / brake, and completely erradicate water and muck ingress. I have commuted in all weathers with them for two years and they have been maintenance free. Transfil make some slightly swankier ones (just cosmetic I believe) for a few quid more.

    You can get Transfil Flying Snakes which I believe have the same benefits of mudlovers, but have kevlar outers that save 30% of the weight, so maybe these are appropriate to a top flight bike.

    I honestly can't see any benefit in spending much more, say for Gore-Tex, when these work so well.
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    I've heard plenty of bad things about Nokons

    Don't know if they work with STI but I use Gore Ride-Ons on all my bikes. Superlight shifting, good relaibility, fiddly to fit until you get the hang of it, and not that cheap. I haven't touched my all-weathers commuter in three years and it's still as smooth as day one.
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • synchronicity
    synchronicity Posts: 1,415
    You could mine: www.vertebr.ae
    vertebr.ae | precision braking & shifting
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Gore are producing the Ride on cables once more, very good by all accounts

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=24810
  • sevenofeleven
    sevenofeleven Posts: 74
    Ive just replaced my Nokon gear cables with the Shimano SP41(same as dura ace!) cable they originally came with! as i had nothing but grief with them! as well as this the silver plating just flaked off them! Weight wise i think the Shimano gear cable is lighter too! Nevermind what Nokon say If you look at a lot of the pro's bike's they use them only for brakes and stick to Shimano cables for shifting! Save yourself some cash and fitting hassle!

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