Submitted by
Jason Malchow
a Cross Country Rider
from Akeley, MN, USA
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2011
Strengths: The sleeve protects the cable from being exposed to dirt and moisture. This seems like a superior setup as opposed to the Ride-on cables. I had these and the protective plastic would bunch up and I am glad I switched.
Weaknesses: Made in China. An extra cap or two would be nice.
Bottom Line:
Top of the line product with many different styles/colors. Instructions were somewhat confusing. Becomes obvious after your first try. Would not go back to another brand. I ended up using a grinder to clean up the ends of the cable. The cable cutter I started with didn't leave the ends in very good shape.
Bike Setup: Nx7.7 24 speed, Duke XC fork, Formula Oro brakes, Titanium cassette, Hollow-tech crank, Race Face stem and handlebar, Sachs and X9 derailleurs, Mavic wheels, Cane Creek headset.
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Submitted by
melineman
a Cross Country Rider
from N. Maine
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2010
Strengths: Smooth, accurate shifting, looks, and Jagwire Customer Service is top of the line.
Weaknesses: ZERO.
Bottom Line:
Great kit. Easy with the right tools (you need a good cutter, park or pedros). This works best if you have your old housing still on then just replace one section at a time, measuring and cutting. If not, it wasn't that hard to do it with a new frame. Love the uber-crispy shifting. Light years better than SRAM stuff. Looks sweet.
THE BEST: Jagwire customer service. My brake housing (not my shift housing, read my Ripcord Brake Housing review)was to short. Jagwire solved this within two emails (a dude with just one name, MacLayne, thats because he is so badass he only needs one name), 24 hours, and a courteous and professional attitude. Unless I have a catastrophic failure of these systems, I am a converted lifetime customer. My XT front and XTR rear came to life with this kit. You def get what you pay for when you spend a little extra. I will write a long term review in the fall. THANKS JAGWIRE!
Similar Products Used: SRAM (puke in my mouth a bit), Shimano (meh, decent), Shop stuff on 1000' spools.
Bike Setup: 2009 Rocky Mountain Altitude, stock frame only, everything else is Frankenbike.
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Submitted by
jdncpa
a Cross Country Rider
from Fishers, IN
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2009
Strengths: Strong, smooth, looks
Weaknesses: You need a proper round cable cutter or the end caps are hard to install
Bottom Line:
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.
Submitted by
suvowner
a Cross Country Rider
from little rock,ar,usa
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2008
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
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....
Submitted by
Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Orange County, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2007
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.
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.
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...
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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...
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
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.
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Red Bank, NJ
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2006
Strengths: Slick coating on cable
Weaknesses: Housing short, heavy, ferrule noodles too large
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.
Submitted by
STU SPEER
a Cross Country Rider
from Susanville,Ca
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2005
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.
Bottom Line:
So far so good. I'm picky about shifting and really hard on equipment so time will tell on this one.
