Gear cables, cheep or really expensive?
Topbanana0
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Would there be a massive difference between cheep cables and very expensive ones.
I can get them for about £5ish to over £20.
Don't mind going expensive, if there is a big quality difference.
I can get them for about £5ish to over £20.
Don't mind going expensive, if there is a big quality difference.
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Stainless inners and Sp41 outer. Job done.0
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+1Chunkers1980 wrote:Stainless inners and Sp41 outer. Job done."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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What's sp410
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sp41 is the outer cover the gear cables run inside.
i've just changed cables on my bike recently.
I looked at the sealed kits and ended up buying a few stainless shimano cables for a fiver each off merlin, which work just fine with a couple for the spares box.0 -
Shimano outer, often advertised as XT.Topbanana0 wrote:What's sp41I don't do smileys.
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Stealth black ones:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/good ... -prod22235
Stainless steel, PTFE coated and cheap. And, most importantly, black.0 -
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Combined with stainless inners.I don't do smileys.
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Not sure where you got those cable prices from, my stainless inners were less than £2 each and I can get decent quality galvanised inners for about £1 each.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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The Rookie wrote:Not sure where you got those cable prices from, my stainless inners were less than £2 each and I can get decent quality galvanised inners for about £1 each.
Tell us where or it never happened
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A pair of inners under £2.50
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Clarks-St ... 5d481513eeI don't do smileys.
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To be fair, Shimano stainless inners are utterly obscene now through legitimate channels - £6 each at retail. They were £1.99 a couple of years ago.
No real reason to go for anything other than a decent inner and SP41 though as suggested, although if you want to go a little mental then this Quaxar outer combined with Power Cordz inners is super light and very smooth.0 -
I have no complaints with the inners that you can buy in Wilkinson for £1.19. Been running mine for the best part of nine months now with no problems.0
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Yup, I had those on my commuter ridden through salty winters, only changed this year as the galvanising had gone white (no red rust), but as I got some stainless (Alligator) from an LBS on my travels for £1.49 each I went that route.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
