new gear cables

Looking at replacing my cables for the new year. Are those nokon cables worth the extra cash or would you go with something from the shimano stable????

Never used nokon cables so I cant say anything about them. However I have always used shimano XT cables and they have never let me down I have never had any go rusty or sieze.

I’m using the Goodridge sealed ones in bling-bling white. They are superb. Shifting is silky smooth.

Found a bargain the other day in of all places, Halfords!

They stock Clark’s cables, and do a set of fully sealed/sheathed outers with good quality inners, more comparable to XTR cables than XT, for under a tenner. Depending on your bike too, there’s nearly enough outer cable included for 2 bikes!

I have tried both Nokon and Gore Ride On. Nokon are a bit fiddly to fit and not actually fully sealed. Also, the "bling" finish starts to wear off very quickly. Performance has been good so far tho’, but according to Nokon they do still need lubing.

Gore are fully sealed (provided you get the sealed version!) and pretty easy to fit, although I did have to drill out the cable stops to run a full length of outer. They don’t need any lubing at all though, so get my "fit and forget" vote. I shopped around and got the long fully sealed version for £30.

Gore ride on for £30

http://shop.18bikes.co.uk/products.php?plid=m9b0s435p0&tbv=_GEARS_Gear_Cables

the Alligator iLink are supposed to be the best, as they are the lightest and best sealed system.