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Shimano XTR derailleur cable set

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# of Reviews 7
Average Rating 4/5
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Submitted by Dick a Cross Country Rider from Jericho VT
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2007
Favorite Trail:Bullwinkle's to Mobbs
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $25.00
Purchased At:Jenson
Strengths:truly superb shifting
Weaknesses:housings are cut too short. they provide two long pieces for the front sections leading from the shifters. And then two short pieces and a slightly longer one, none of which was long enough for the other front derailleur section. I had to use a chunk of old housing to cover. Irritating as hell.
Similar Products Used:pretty much everything that's every been made
Bike Setup:SC BLT, Fox Vanilla 125
Bottom Line:It's a bummer that the cables work so well, but the cheap buzzards are so stingy with the housing. SHHHEEEEESH!
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:3

Submitted by Matt Morgan a Cross Country Rider from Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2007
Favorite Trail:Poto
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $25.00
Purchased At:lbs
Strengths:Smooth, quick shifting. Not much more expensive than ordinary cables and housings, and isn't your time and ride quality worth something? Great performance even after some very dusty rides. I shift, it goes.
Weaknesses:Twitchy at first-- hard to get used to the very light action. Too much of a good thing? Wondering if other rider's 'stretching' is a loose cable clamp. I guess I'll find out over the next couple months!
Similar Products Used:The usual cables, and stock Jagwire setup on the Epic. Also Gore cables on my old hard tail.
Bike Setup:Specialized Epic Comp, Upgraded to SRAM X.0 rear/X.9 Triggers. Upgraded from stock XTR.
Bottom Line:Why is this not standard equipment on a $2500 bike?
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by steve a Cross Country Rider from conifer
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2007
Favorite Trail:dakota ridge
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $25.00
Purchased At:online
Strengths:they work
Weaknesses:Not sure what the story is, after 250 miles you would think that they would have finished stretching, but I'm still tinkering with them every couple weeks.
Bike Setup:04 stumpjumper fsr pro, xtr rear d, xt shifters.
Bottom Line:I've adjusted them, replaced the chain, had a shop adjust them, yet I can't seem to get them to hold the indexing for more than 2 weeks or so before I need to adjust them again. They must be made of taffy, I can't believe they're still stretching, 250 miles and they're still breaking in?
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:3

Submitted by Ed McGoldrick a Downhiller from Altadena, CA
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2007
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $7.00
Purchased At:Incycle
Strengths:The cable are smooth and strong.
Weaknesses:None
Similar Products Used:Non-coated.
Bike Setup:ASX
Bottom Line:Great cable with a jagwire housing is a good combo.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by Matthew a Weekend Warrior from Poplar Branch, NC. USA
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2006
Favorite Trail:pocohonas state park, VA
Duration Product Used:6 months
Price Paid: $15.00
Purchased At:ebay
Strengths:straight foward design and silky smooth
Weaknesses:NONE
Similar Products Used:Just cheep cables
Bike Setup:05 diamondback xsl,hope wheel sets,wtb weirwolf 2.1 race tire, candy sl pedals,carbon fiber handle bar and seat post,05 minute 3:00 fork,xtr deralluirs,xtr shifters, xt cogg set, fsa carbon pro crank,hayes mx2 disc brakes.XTR CABLES
Bottom Line:These cables made a marked improvement over the stock cables it was unbelivable how much easer the cables made it shift
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by Mike a Cross Country Rider from Pensacola,FL USA
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2005
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $22.00
Purchased At:excel sports
Strengths:Quality materials, straightforward design, good looks, very easy to set up, great performance.
Weaknesses:none
Similar Products Used:Avid Straight Jacket, Aztec junk
Bike Setup:Merlin Illiad frame, Shinamo XT drivetrain, Avid Ultimate brakes, Velomax Climax wheels
Bottom Line:Just what you need. A simple no gimmicks design, with high quality materials and staightforward good looks. Performs I'd say as well as the Avid cables, and appears much more durable the Aztecs (looks like little links shoved into a drinking straw). Easiest setup I've done, my favorite. Great performance.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by M Bags a Weekend Warrior from Nor-Cal
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2005
Favorite Trail:Dirt
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $14.00
Purchased At:SuperGo
Strengths:Good looking cables, performs well.
Weaknesses:They pre-cut the cable housing????
Bottom Line:Pre-cut cables really annoys me. I have to use one of my old cables to make it complete. They should just make them like their xtr brake cables, 2 long cables instead of a bunch of short cables....
Value Rating:2Overall Rating:2






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