Cables....Gore, other or save my money?

Santa cruzing

The old cables have taken a bit of a battering on the Genesis so time for a full replacement of gear and brake cables, inc outer.

Any one using a sealed system, and are they really worth the coin? How have they fared through the rain, road salt and muck of winter?

Cheers!

TheStone

Not tried the Gore ones. I tend to buy the normal inners/outers separately. Works out very cheap to change all cables, which I do about once every 12-18 months (on both bikes).

JackPozzi

Only really need the gore ones if cable runs are tight, then they do make a big difference. Otherwise I'd stick with standard cables...

meanredspider

I love the Gore cables though I think that they are no longer being manufactured. Use them for gears on my MTB and they feel great and on the front disc on my Volagi road bike and the feel is vastly improved. Well worth the money to my mind

tgotb

I'm thinking of switching to I-Link (same idea as Nokon) but running the liners for the full cable length; makes it impossible for dirt to get in anywhere other than the ends (and the top end should be fine anyway). Anyone tried this?

redvee

I bought a set from here 3+ years ago, the outers were the wrong colour I wanted being white but I've lived with it and apart from adjusting the cables for block wear they have been maintenence free. Bought another set for the Kaffenback for the disc brakes and I should get the same excellent service from them.

Drfabulous0

Gore no longer make cables, I'm not certain but I think they were unhappy with the quality, specifically the difficulty of installation compared to standard cables. It is probably not a priority for them but I would not be surprised to see them bring back cables in the future. They still license the tech to other companies such as Sram.

I usually use Shimano Stainless inners with whatever outers make the best colour match or say Campagnolo on then, but they are so easy to change and unlikely to break that I don't think it really matters much if you change them every year/6000 miles or if they feel draggy.

It was important on a mountain bike, less so for commuting, having a flat route and going fixed removed the issue for me.

Hoopdriver

I have the sealed Gore cables on one of my tourers and they are great but, as noted above, they are no longer made. On my two other bikes I have Transfil Mudlovers gear and brake cables. These are also sealed, cost less than Gore (by quite a bit) and, honestly, I can't tell the difference. One of the Transfil sets are four years old and gong strong.

asprilla

Most importantly, what colour are the Transfil Mudlovers? Nowhere lists z colour, though they do look good.

Hoopdriver

Asprilla wrote:

Most importantly, what colour are the Transfil Mudlovers? Nowhere lists z colour, though they do look good.

Dark greyish

Santa cruzing

Cheers All, aware that gore don't make them any more but have seen some leftover stock about.

I'll take a look at the mudlovers and weigh that up against (almost) annual replacement of basic sets.

veronese68

I'm thinking of putting something similar on the Kinesis. I need to run full length outers as it's disc braked. I'll have to find black outers so the Transfil are out. I think I'd need two sets to do front and rear. MRS did you mention somewhere that the Gore ones are incompressible? Any others that are black, incompressible and cheap with really long outers that work really well?
I know I'm asking for too much. I think cheap will be the one that gives.