Showing posts with label cables. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Sunlite Lined Bicycle Brake Cable Housing - Green Review

Sunlite Lined Bicycle Brake Cable Housing - Green
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The inner liner seems smooth. The outer coating may not be toughest, it cuts and peels easier than others I use. When I grind the cable cut to square the end using a rotary grinder, neither the inner liner nor the outer coating melt easily, this is a great bonus! The brakes feel positive, not squishy, using this housing.
Some brands of housing cut clean and the inner spiral seems to "snap", other brands cut with more of a tearing and bending of the inner spiral. This brand has the bending sort of cut, and needs to be finished with a file or grinder to remove the bent cut. Trimming the bent cut with a diagonal cutter, easily cuts the outer casing and pulls off more than usual material. Grinding and filing is easier with this than some other brands, and is easy to bevel. The outer coating is not as tight on the inner spiral as some brands, so care and caution is needed when capping with a ferrule, not to accidentally peel the outer casing from the spiral.
It probably should be 3.5 star quality (probably fade soon but it's too early for me to know that for sure), but the color is great, and the feel is actually really good, and at the price, it should be 5 star value, so that is why I gave it 4 stars.

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Saturday, December 31, 2011

XLC Brake Cable & Housing, Universal Black / Lined Review

XLC Brake Cable and Housing, Universal Black / Lined
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These cables and covers are very reasonably priced. Much cheaper than my local Bike Shop (same cables). Delivery was very quick for "standard shipping". Just make sure you are cutting off the correct end.I cut the cover down to the correct length with a thin drill mounted metal cutting blade.I would recommend the crimp-on tips for the cut end of the cable.You will want to install them after the cable is installed and excess cable has been cut-off.

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Dual ended cable fits road or MTB levers.

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Friday, May 6, 2011

Aztec Teflon Coated Bike Gear Cable Inner Wire Review

Aztec Teflon Coated Bike Gear Cable Inner Wire
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These teflon cables are good. They move smoothly and are quite thin, unlike traditional cables. But if you cut them and try to re-run them, they are not as sturdy as traditional cables and begin to come undone. You have to be precise and exact and cut them and fasten them ONCE. Otherwise they'll flake and have to get more for teh 2nd 0r 3rd try. The cable covers supplied are not enough as others have mentioned, and nobody carries cable covers that thin, so you have to order more... and try again. Stick to Shimano or other general cables and covers if you won't get it on the first try. And even if you do measure, they don't give you much cable covering for errors.

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Teflon coated inner wire for gear (road & mtn)

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Aztec Teflon Coated Road Bike Brake Cable Inner Wire Review

Aztec Teflon Coated Road Bike Brake Cable Inner Wire
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Simple brake cable but nicely coated with black teflon. Easy to install. I've only had it installed about a month but see no problems. Also bought the gear cables and they work fine too.

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Teflon coated inner wire for road brakes

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