I was a little frustrated with these cables at first as I was using a regular wire cutter for the job. The housing got a little frayed and was impossible to install the end caps. I purchased a round cable cutter and it made the job 100% easier.
Like most things in life, use the proper tools to get the desired results.
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Frs1661
a Cross Country Rider
from Rochester Date Reviewed: July 3, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
blueskycycling
Strengths:
Housing is attractive. Fairly cheap.
Weaknesses:
Cable diameter was a little smaller then stock on my Marin.
Bottom Line:
Shifting is much improved over my dirty stretched cables. No complaints.
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suvowner
a Cross Country Rider
from little rock,ar,usa Date Reviewed: June 30, 2008
Favorite Trail:
hmmmmmmmmmm
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$30.00
Strengths:
easy to setup, light, and very low cable friction
Weaknesses:
cutting housing is tricky with dremel, have to cut for a split second then let it cool then cut again, about 5-6 breif small less than 1 second cuts to get through without melting inner lining
Similar Products Used:
stock
Bike Setup:
sram xo grip shifters
Bottom Line:
stock sram xo grip shifter have teflon cables of 1.1mm diameter, most bulk cables are 1.2mm and not teflon coated........and yes i could feel a difference..........
so installed this kit on a fisher supercaliber and couldn't be happier shifting is crisp, and grip turns with ease...rear cable is now fully protected all the way to derailer, should preserve shifting in bad weather....
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Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Orange County, CA, USA Date Reviewed: August 17, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Tibble Fork
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$22.00
Purchased At:
The Path Bike Shop
Strengths:
Light weight cables. Housing comes in cool colors.
Weaknesses:
Not enough housing length for the derailler diy kit. The feruls are plastic and lack options.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano
Bike Setup:
Blur original. XT deraillers, Avid mechanical disk brakes, Rock Shocks Psylo thru axel. Kenda Nevegal or Maxxis 2.35 back, 2.5 front
Bottom Line:
You will not have enough housing to run completely housed shift cables. There is just enough if you utilize the cable stops on your frame.
The contents of the kit contains feruls but the options kind of suck and all the feruls are cheap plastic.
The brake kit is good however with plenty of cable and housing. The housing is lighter than the cheap stuff and has a nice finish. Comes in pink, orange, brown and black.
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Gerald
a Weekend Warrior
from Orlando, FL, USA Date Reviewed: July 10, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Jones Trail
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$23.00
Purchased At:
eBay
Strengths:
Strong housing, slick wires, good finishing details (caps, boots, etc)...
Weaknesses:
Not enough housing for a large frame bike. Mine is a medium (18) and I had just enough. I had to measure twice to make sure I had enough. I ended up trimming a little more. But it would definitely be nice if they would include more housing...
Similar Products Used:
Stock cables and housing...
Bike Setup:
2004 Raleigh Ram 2.0; fully modded.
Bottom Line:
Great wires so far. I have not had them long enough to find any issues. I have a set of XTR that I could have used instead, but the Jagwires seemed a little better...housing-wise. The cable was exactly the same as XTR. The boots and end caps were slightly different. My only big complaint is that Jagwaire needs to include a longer housing run.
Overall, great product so far... I will chime in back with a long term review...
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Submitted by
mumps
a
from Japan Date Reviewed: May 16, 2006
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Kind of cool to have black cables
Weaknesses:
-Expensive -"Rain Coats" fill up with grit -Narrower gauge than regular cable, seems like it sits funny in the hole where it runs into the derrailleur
Similar Products Used:
stock, Shimano XTR
Bike Setup:
GF hartail upgraded
Bottom Line:
Fit these last autumn and am getting rid of them already. The the rain boots seem clever but dont stay in place and fill up with grit. Plastic end caps don't stay on leading to frayed cables.
Shifted very smoothly (teflon coating perhaps)when I frist fit them but after 6 months (3 winter months stationary in garage) rear derailleur has become completely useless.
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John
a Cross Country Rider
from Red Bank, NJ Date Reviewed: May 12, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
Slick coating on cable
Weaknesses:
Housing short, heavy, ferrule noodles too large
Similar Products Used:
XTR, QBP
Bike Setup:
Fuel 100, XTR
Bottom Line:
Very disappointed in this cable set. The biggest problem I had is the ferrule noodles are a larger diameter than XTR, and would not fit in the seat tube cable stop of my Fuel. There was not enough housing to fit my x-large frame, so I had to re-use old housing for the Front deraileur. In spite of carefully preparing and grinding the ends square, the cable length never settles in, resulting in sluggish and sloppy shifting at the rear. The Kevlar does not appear to serve any purpose at all. The housing is larger diameter and ~25% heavier than shimano. The rain boots do not seem to seal as well as XTR. Sorry to say that I don't recommend this for anyone.
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STU SPEER
a Cross Country Rider
from Susanville,Ca Date Reviewed: May 18, 2005
Favorite Trail:
North Contour,Moscow Mtn
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$34.00
Purchased At:
Bike Station, Susanville
Strengths:
Appears to be a sealed system for dust and water. Has "rain jackets" protecting ferrule ends that slide back and forth as you shift.Smooth shifting.
Weaknesses:
Labor intensive,not for the beginner mechanic. Don't make a mistake when cutting the housing to fit, as there was barely enough.
Similar Products Used:
stock cable
Bike Setup:
TREK FUEL 100,XTR
Bottom Line:
So far so good. I'm picky about shifting and really hard on equipment so time will tell on this one.
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