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Avid Flak Jackets Cables
Product DescriptionBullet-proof Kevlar® mesh renders our compressionless Flak Jacket cable housing lighter, more flexible and impervious to thrashing. Ultralow-friction Teflon® coated cables make for smooth, effortless control. And the Shield-Lock liner slip over the Shield-Lock ferrules to seal the entire system from mud, grit and grime.
User Reviews
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Rich
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: August 5, 2012 Strengths: Durability Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: I&M Canal Duration Product Used: 10 years Purchased At: Avid Website 
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nutz
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, CA Date Reviewed: October 11, 2010 Strengths: smooth shifting, little to no drag/resistance, looks, design and they last Weaknesses: dificult to install, speciality tools (good cutters) needed Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the secret one Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: shimano
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skijunky720
a Weekend Warrior
from Oregon Date Reviewed: February 17, 2010 Strengths: Bombproof, Bulletproof, Weatherproof, and all over amazing. Weaknesses: Slightly harder to install than bare cables. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The one i'm riding. Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: xt, stock BS, Jagwire Bike Setup: 2 diff FS bikes, 1 HT XC bike.  
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CBL
a Racer
from Redmond WA Date Reviewed: July 26, 2009 Strengths: None Weaknesses: Poor cable housing construction Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: REI Similar Products Used: Shimano XT cables Bike Setup: Gary Fisher Paragon 
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IF52
a Cross Country Rider
from Northeast Ohio Date Reviewed: October 6, 2008 Strengths: They are just a nice basic cable and housing set Weaknesses: The strands wound into the outer jacket are a pain to cut cleanly, but the clean up with scissors so no worries Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tsali North Carolina Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $20.00 Purchased At: Cambria Similar Products Used: Shimano, Dia Compe, Jagwire Bike Setup: 9 bikes, too many to list
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fisher_rider05
a Cross Country Rider
from Welaka, Fl, USA Date Reviewed: September 15, 2008 Strengths: smooth shifting, keeps mud and dirt off cables, looks nice Weaknesses: doesn't last, pain to install Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Santos Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $30.00 Purchased At: PricePoint.com Similar Products Used: avid straight jacket, stock cable/housing set Bike Setup: Custom Gary Fisher Hardtail, sram x7 drivetrain
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Mike N.
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City, UT Date Reviewed: September 8, 2008 Strengths: Unknown Weaknesses: Parts don't fit, instructions incomplete. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mo' Pi' Trail Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Price Paid: $35.00 Purchased At: R.E.I. Similar Products Used: Shimano, Jagwire standard cables, housings Bike Setup: G.F. Sugar 292
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dbruning
a Cross Country Rider
from Richfield, MN, USA Date Reviewed: July 7, 2008 Strengths: Matches Avid's Full Metal Jacket Brake systems. Weaknesses: After 2 and a half rides, cable housing shifted as in other post. This messed up my shifting and left me with a useless bike for the holiday on a mtb specific trip (thank goodness for the SS backup!) Problem as described in other accounts! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The Flow Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: REI Similar Products Used: stock cable housing (no problems after many installs and years (yes years, Avid!) of use. Bike Setup: Diamondback V-Link 3.o full suspension. Fox 90RL fork, Fox "custom" built rear shock by SHOCKSPITAL. XT/LX der, FSA crank, FSA carbon seat post, handle bar, thomson stem
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joel
a Weekend Warrior
from uk Date Reviewed: April 29, 2008 Strengths: cable completely sealed off from the elements, very stiff outer Weaknesses: very stiff outer. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: ebay Bike Setup: whyte 46
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Daniyar
a Weekend Warrior
from Tucson, AZ Date Reviewed: March 18, 2008 Strengths: Smooth Weaknesses: Hard to cut, plastic sleeve started cracking after only 6 months, and most importantly, metal wire in this so called compressionless housing started poking through the ferrules that were supplied with these cables. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $20.00
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doug baker
a Weekend Warrior
from UK Date Reviewed: December 30, 2007 Strengths: None! Weaknesses: As other reviewers have found,Cable outer pulls itself apart. Cheap red "sealing system" that doesn't work. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Kiroughtree Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Gore - Bring em back!
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Andrew Bass
a Cross Country Rider
from Albury NSW Australia Date Reviewed: October 30, 2007 Strengths: It looks cool. Weaknesses: Just like all the other bad reviews the inner wires came out of the ferules and the result was inconsistent shifting. I used a brand new park tool cable cutter. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: Chain Reactions Similar Products Used: I replaced the cables with Shimano XTR and the shifting is perfect Bike Setup: Giant Anthem 0 (2007) with Sram XO
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Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from Rochester, NY USA Date Reviewed: July 19, 2007 Strengths: Excellent ferrules and outer shield system.(though I wish red wasn't the only color..clear or black, and sell the ferrules and shields seperately! please!) Weaknesses: As other reviews described, the inner shield wires migrate out of the inner tube and jam into ferrules. Also had a piece of the inner teflon sleeve migrate into the rear derailler shifter pod housing!! I too thought this was a fluke and reinstalled sections after carefully trimming and opening the inner sleeve etc, I use Shimano pro cable cutters...but after 3 times I've had it. Too many ruined rides from bad shifts at the worst times! Enough! I switched to using some housing that came with XT pod shifters with the Avid ferrules and red tube system and this combo has been trouble free. I don't hose the bike down, I let mud dry then brush off or use damp rag. Have ridden in rain and still the tubes are clear. The Turner's cables run on top of the top frame tube so are exposed to everything (but still a better place than on the front of the downtube!) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Hunter's Creek, Ellicottville etc Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $36.00 Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: XT, Gore back in the day Bike Setup: 04 Turner Burner, Mavic Crossmax ST's, hayes discs, XT pretty much everything else, Marzocchi Marathon S-eta fork, SS eggbeaters
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Michael Spugnardi
a Cross Country Rider
from Grand Forks, ND Date Reviewed: July 1, 2007 Strengths: As easy to install as any cable set with the added advantage of keeping out normal grit and grime. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Maah Daah Hey Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $17.00 Purchased At: Online retailer
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Rogier
a Cross Country Rider
from Amsterdam-The Netherlands Date Reviewed: May 19, 2007 Strengths: Black Weaknesses: Durability, protection against dirt, merely everything I guess... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Roc d'Azur Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $40.00 Purchased At: internet Similar Products Used: Gore Ride-On, Mudlovers Bike Setup: Ridley XT Skareb MaguraHS33
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