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Sweet - Review by Benjie
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the best cable ever!
cables are completely sealed up :P
(Posted on 05/05/2011)
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It´s expensive !! - Review by Gustavo
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Excellent cable ... There is no difficulty installing, but it is hard to be 100% seal and is also difficult to maintain lubrication! But overall, after a few miles, it becomes excellent in operation.
But it is too expensive
(Posted on 30/04/2011)
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Difficult Install but Fabulous Results - Review by Whitney
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The special thing about these cables is the Gore lining that laminates the cable. That lining & the specially lubed & lined interior of the housing create a virtually zero friction system that delivers supremely smooth action at your shifters. Since the system is entirely sealed, that shifting performance will last considerably longer than non-sealed systems.
They had better last considerably longer than more traditional cable sets, because they take considerably longer & require greater attention to install.
Practically speaking, the housings are no different to work with than other housings. Provided that you have the proper tools, cutting, cleaning & splaying the ends is easy. Make sure that you set the end caps as tight as possible. What people refer to as cable stretch is usually just the slack left in the system as the housing is settles into the end caps. This system does have some extra liner, grub seals & special end caps, which the instructions explain well - they're easy.
The cables cut like any other cable, but the laminate on those cables is pretty delicate. If that laminate catches on anything, it will begin to unravel from the cable like rolling up a sleeve. The whole point of the system is this laminate, so be careful & take inordinate care in finishing the housing ends (where catches tend to occur) to mitigate the risk of this. When you insert the cable into the derailleur, the derailleur clamp will tear into the Gore lining - my experience has been that trying to pull the cable out of the housing after this will completely ruin the laminate, so double check that you have every end cap, liner & grub seal in place before clamping the cable.
**Do not lube the cables/housings yourself, Gore claims that any lube will compromise the efficacy of their system.
Once the system is installed, you can ride worry free through rain & muck enjoying smooth shifting the whole time.
Despite the difficulty of installing these they still get five stars, because once they're installed they work beautifully making them worth all the hard work.
(Posted on 22/04/2011)
