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[Closed] Gear cable kits - what is the bets value gear cable kit?

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Really shite rear shifting leads me to believe the cheap inners i bought are rubbish!

I have split outers on my heckler for the rear mech but are not averse to running a full length outer.

I want to spend <£20 and achieve slick shifting, is this possible? I need 3m of outer, 4 end caps, and 2 very smooth inner cables.

Point me in the right direction please


 
Posted : 14/04/2011 1:50 pm
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Middleburn cable oilers with cheap cables works fine for me (better than my old Goretex Rideon cables)


 
Posted : 14/04/2011 1:54 pm
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XT seem to be the way forward.

My second generation gore died recently in less than a year. Shame as the first generation ones lasted forever.


 
Posted : 14/04/2011 1:54 pm
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in a kit?


 
Posted : 14/04/2011 1:54 pm
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I've got XTR cables on my bike (interupted outers) and they're great. Oddly, [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=1597 ]at CRC[/url] they're cheaper than the XT kit. If you've got a PayPal account it's a great deal.

-- Edit -- the kit comes with interupted outers, not full length and the cheaper grey set is currently out of stock --


 
Posted : 14/04/2011 1:58 pm
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absolute cycles on ebay - £19 for the XTR kit delivered.


 
Posted : 14/04/2011 11:38 pm
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mudlovers on merlin are really good


 
Posted : 15/04/2011 12:01 am
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I use whatever inner is to hand and whatever outer the LBS has on a roll. I don't seem to have problems. What am I doing wrong so I can spend at least twice as much on some new cables?


 
Posted : 15/04/2011 2:08 am
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rolls of that shimano outer. about £3 a metre. shimano inners about £1.50 if you buy a few. kits are just rubbish


 
Posted : 15/04/2011 2:23 am

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