Jagwire Road Pro cables

dinyull

Looking to replace my brake and gear cables. Cables I currently have are the latest Shimano polymer coated things which are brilliant, but I begrudge paying £50 for a full set.

I've seen the Jagwire Road Pro's for £25 - how do they compare to the Shimano's/are they any good?

Or are there any alternatives?

matt-h

I have the polymer coated as well and wouldn't change to anything else tbh.
If you find they are not as good you'll want the polymers anyway

MAtt

joshvoulters

The newer Jagwire cables are a massive pain. Instead of producing separate Campagnolo and Shimano/ SRAM sets, they do them with both ends - and you need to cut off the 'wrong' ones. That means that you are much likelier to get a frayed end when pushing them through shifters or other tight bits - very irritating.

ayjaycee

I raised the issue of gear cables a while ago:
viewtopic.php?f=40042&t=13019861
As usual in such things, my post got a few conflicting (but nevertheless helpful) responses with recommendations ranging from very cheap cables and expensive cables, including the Jagwire Pros and various grades of Shimanos!
I have now got the Ultegra gear cables waiting to be fitted but have'nt done anything yet as shifting still seems fine, despite what I thought was a problem on the horizon.
What nobody mentioned was that the Jagwire Pros are 'double ended' which I can imagine would be a real pain if the cut was suboptimal.

jameses

I recently re-cabled my winter bike with the new (double ended) road pro set. No problems with fraying cables after the cut, just make sure you have a decent pair of cable cutters!
The cables do the job well, certainly a vast improvement on the basic shimano cables they replaced (though they did have several thousand miles of use in them, so that shouldn't be much of a surprise!) Can't compare them to the higher end shimano cables, but I doubt you will be disappointed.

IShaggy

joshvoulters wrote:

The newer Jagwire cables are a massive pain. Instead of producing separate Campagnolo and Shimano/ SRAM sets, they do them with both ends - and you need to cut off the 'wrong' ones. That means that you are much likelier to get a frayed end when pushing them through shifters or other tight bits - very irritating.

I think they've stopped doing the double ended ones. I fitted a set the other day and it only has the shimano/sram end stops. So I didn't have to cut the inners.

Jagwire site here also makes no mention of Campag -nhttp://jagwire.com/products/v/road_pro

I like the Jagwire kits. Been using them for years and they seem to weather well. My LBS swears by them as well. But then, they do sell them ;-)

UPDATE - The universal sport ones are double ended, and the road pro ones are single ended - if you believe what they say on the site.

IShaggy

JamesEs wrote:

...just make sure you have a decent pair of cable cutters!

This ^^

cycleclinic

I use the road pro cables in the shop. Oddly enough k have a good cable cutter. I have never frayed the cable pushing it through the puter. I am not charmed.

The jagwire kits are still double ended.

scott_w1987

Jagwire road pro are still double ended as stated above. Buy some decent knippex cutters and you'll have no problem with cutting them. I've never had a problem with cutting them or any other cables and I'm fairly ham fisted and impatient, although pretty mechanical minded. Got them on both the good and winter bike and have a spare set sitting for when I need a replacement. Definitely an upgrade over the ultegra stuff they replaced, will see how the last on the winter bike...