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[Closed] Compressionless Brake Cables

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Are they worth the money for hybrid cable disks brakes? Will I notice a difference?

Or are they just bike bling, which isn't a bad reason to want them.


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 11:58 am
 JoB
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yes, you will notice a very positive difference


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 12:01 pm
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^ cheers.

I was watching my brake cables move when I was adjusting them at the weekend and it got me thinking about them again.

30quid is quite steep though, but they are in red, which matches my frame.


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 12:03 pm
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Yep, definitely worth it in my experience.


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 12:06 pm
 cp
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yeah, they're very effective.


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 12:21 pm
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i've used Yokozuna which were a pain to fit but worked well - the inner wrap under the clear coat went rusty though so i now use Jagwire which are just as good.

And red compressionless will obviously be better than other colours ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 12:31 pm
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^ using red is about as adventurous as I could go. Frame is red and black. I could possibly have silver, or just got a completely clashing colour such as neon green.

But I heard that red compress better.


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 12:34 pm
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make sure you finish the ends off properly. might seem obvious but if you don't you'll end up compressing the inner with the angled outer if it's bad.


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 12:39 pm
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Goodridge cable kit from CRC


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 1:51 pm
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I ordered this stuff, much cheaper than the full kits, I specified 3m and it arrived in one complete length, it made a huge different to the disc brakes on my CX bike!

[url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/goodridge-brake-cable-outer/rp-prod23407 ]Goodridge Compressionless Housing[/url]


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 2:02 pm
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Depends what cables you're starting with, of course. But if your existing cables are poor then the difference is night and day.


 
Posted : 25/01/2016 2:06 pm