Wow! very light. I hope mine gets here soon.
Mini i-Links: 15,5g/m...ALL Details
I finally got my hands on some Mini i-Links so here's all the details you need to know about them:
First of all the most important info: they weigh just 15,5g per meter (100cm outer housing+inner liner)
That's half the weight of your standard Shimano housing !! This is by far the lightest housing on the market.
WEIGHT MINI i-Link:
100cm outer housing +inner liner: 15,5g
100cm outer aluminium housing: 12,7g
100cm inner liner: 2,8g
OUTER DIAMETER MINI i-Link:
aluminium housing: 4,25mm
liner: 1,95mm
MINIMUM POSSIBLE RADIUS MINI i-Link:
21mm
Compatible with SHIFTING ONLY !!
1 Set contains:
180cm outer aluminium housing
160+230cm inner liner
2 "slick" steel wires (standard size)
several endcaps and frame protectors
When comparing them to the regular i-links you immediately note how tiny these Minis are.They are really miniscule. The liner of the regular i-Links does not fit in the Minis. They can do much sharper bends. I didn't install them yet but just taking them apart for weighing them tells me you need to take more attention. The are really mini and putting segments back together needs a fine hand where the regular i-links could be opened and stuck together in no time you need to concentrate a bit more with the Minis but the setup is still the same and done all by hand. They still offer the same advantage as the regular i-links with a full sealed housing , slick performance and and easy setup.
First of all the most important info: they weigh just 15,5g per meter (100cm outer housing+inner liner)
That's half the weight of your standard Shimano housing !! This is by far the lightest housing on the market.
WEIGHT MINI i-Link:
100cm outer housing +inner liner: 15,5g
100cm outer aluminium housing: 12,7g
100cm inner liner: 2,8g
OUTER DIAMETER MINI i-Link:
aluminium housing: 4,25mm
liner: 1,95mm
MINIMUM POSSIBLE RADIUS MINI i-Link:
21mm
Compatible with SHIFTING ONLY !!
1 Set contains:
180cm outer aluminium housing
160+230cm inner liner
2 "slick" steel wires (standard size)
several endcaps and frame protectors
When comparing them to the regular i-links you immediately note how tiny these Minis are.They are really miniscule. The liner of the regular i-Links does not fit in the Minis. They can do much sharper bends. I didn't install them yet but just taking them apart for weighing them tells me you need to take more attention. The are really mini and putting segments back together needs a fine hand where the regular i-links could be opened and stuck together in no time you need to concentrate a bit more with the Minis but the setup is still the same and done all by hand. They still offer the same advantage as the regular i-links with a full sealed housing , slick performance and and easy setup.
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beauty is in the eye of the beholder! IMHO, any shifter cable that comes in at 15.5g per 100cm is well engineered and that where the beauty is for me. Kind of looks like a little spinal cord 
thanks for the update Nico
thanks for the update Nico
Stop staring at you shifter cables while riding.snowdrifter said:
I wonder how they will work with standard frame stops - look a bit too thin - do you need some wider cap at the end if you do not run full length housing?
The Alligator kits all come with a complete complement of ferrules.Curmy said:Stop staring at you shifter cables while riding.
I wonder how they will work with standard frame stops - look a bit too thin - do you need some wider cap at the end if you do not run full length housing?
As for appearance, doesn't bug me at all, and I-Links look fine on my bike currently IMHO. To each their own.
I roll generic SIS, or SRAM, whatever I get on the cheap. Droping $50 on some housing I need to replace every 6mths or so is a bad investment. Saving 20-30g is pointless, unless it's rolling weight, and even there it's almost pointless.Curmy said:Stop staring at you shifter cables while riding.
I wonder how they will work with standard frame stops - look a bit too thin - do you need some wider cap at the end if you do not run full length housing?
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