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Follow a previous thread about sorting my gears the quickest, cheapest and most common suggestion was to replace the gear cables. This is probably good advice as I can't remember the last time I replaced them.
are cables (inners and outers) much of a muchness or do I get the priciest ones the lbs sells?
Also, any benefit/drawbacks in running full length outers or keep the outers as short as possible?
Basic shimano is all you need IME, cheaper ones are usually OK too but aren't up to 10 speed for instance.
9 speed running to a Shadow XT rear mech
Halfords should be okay then. Are the Clarks ones any good?
WCA,
Do it once and get it right.
Shimano SP41 outers (get a 10m length from Parkers), full if possible, with Shimano sealed ferrules and rubber boots where possible. Stainless inners, PTFE coated if possible.
Done and forgotten....for years.
PaulD
Clarks or generic here on shimano and sram gears, though don't have 10 speed and no idea what the issue with that maybe...
SP41 full length runs for me, again from Parkers Int, though I'm happy using std ferrules with them. As dirt has to be trying pretty damned hard to get in at the shift and it can't get far up the cable from the mech.
First time I put full length outers on was a bit of a revelation. It felt so much nicer to shift with and that feeling lasted for longer as there's less places for shit to get into the cable housing 🙂 I just use SP41 and whatever the cheapest inner is.
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shimano XTR YOU CAN'T BEAT! CRC selling at £17.99! 🙂
Halfords have Clark xtr spec two teflon inners enough outers for both 5mm and sealed ferrules. £8.99.
Ran them most of last year full lengh outers on a Scandal all weathers no problem, SS now but there in a bag waiting to go back on next year.
Someone once told me that rubbing wax on the inner before threading into the outer made the shifting super smooth for a long time.
Not had a chance to try it yet as I keep forgetting when I change cables.
Clarks XTR spec from Halfords this morning. squirted GT85 downt he outer before fitting. Works fine and I have a spare teflon coated inner.
The bike is so much nicer with working gears. I worked out the old cables were probably 8-10 years old so due for replacement.
gore ride on cables here, I find with others crud gets in them to the point they don't work properly
These have a full length outer and a rubber bung/gator at the rear mech end