Customer Reviews
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alygator1Tree Fort Bikes is great!
Jagwire kit is the best DIY kit around. Great colors and everything included to get you on the road!
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A GuestThe only problem was that Jagwire didn't provide enough brake houseing for the front and rear brakes. could have used 12-16 inches more for routing on 1983 trek frame.
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mrfetiJust installed this kit on my bike today. I instantly noticed how much smoother and crisper the shifting and braking are compared to the older stock cables/housing that came with my bike.
Contrary to what the discription states about having "everything" included, I found that when I was installing the housing for the brakes the POP cable ends Jagwire provides wouldn't work on my bike and unfortunately they don't give you any other type of housing end caps so I had to use the old ones which were kind of a bear to pull of the old housing and install on the new.
Aside from the end caps, I'm pleased with how well this kit works.
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chachmonkeyReplaced the basic black housing on my bike with this and it looks really good. It's great that the housing is compressionless, but that makes it hard to cut with regular wire cutters. I bought a generic bike cable cutter and it worked much better. So far, the cables/housing works great; I'm very pleased with the way this looks on my bike.
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apatz87You get the top quality of Jagwire BUT this is a very specific cable bundle. Be careful to check out exactly what you need to ensure this is it. The shifter housing did not work for what I needed, thankfully I had some spare around the garage. In my opinion it may be more expensive to buy individual brake and shifter packages but it is the safer bet unless you are okay with losing occasionally when you gamble.
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SturmcrowI really like this kit. I installed it on an 80's Centurion, 52 cm. Even with a full run of the brake housing on the top tube, I had 5 inches or so of housing left over. I ordered the gold color, and it came with teflon-coated cables. The gold looked really nice, and the feel of the brakes and shifters after all was said and done was great.
I cut all my cables and housing with a dremel and cutoff wheel, and other than a little bit of kevlar fraying around the brake cable housing, had no problems.
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A GuestShifts/brakes well, but as mentioned, the POP ends for the brake cable housing don't work with many frames. Not the end of the world, but annoying.
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rabinaboI loved the choice of colors, the red really popped, and having everything needed in one package was very convenient. I'm not sure if the perceived improvement is from these specific cables, or just the fact that they replaced old cables, but the coating on the cables was fairly resilient.
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A GuestI have installed these cables on my cross bike and both road bikes. A good upgrade over OEM cables, and a good choice for a new build. Shifting is crisp, and braking feels solid without that "mushy" feeling. The housings are on the stiff side, and you will need a quality pair of cable cutters for a clean cut. The housing and cable lengths as supplied are more than long enough. My only dislike is the POP brake cable ends that Jagwire supplies, they are not compatible with the hardware on my bikes. Went to the LBS and purchased some standard cable ends. Otherwise a great set of cables that I would buy again.
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mmcclusk2While I bought this kit for my Salsa Vaya with drop bars, it DOES NOT have full length brake housing for both front and back in this kit. It would work well with a traditional road brakes (calipers/cantilever) with normal frame stops, it won't work on full length cables needed for disc brakes.
I ended up using the Jagwire Ripcord Mountain kit, and then bought separate Teflon and Stainless Brake Wires (Road) for the drop bar shifters.
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A GuestWorks on Dura Ace 7900; equal to and in my opinion a tad better than the shimano shifting cables. The brakes cables work better.
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A GuestThis set was complete and now my bike is shifting better than ever.. Nice to have all what you need in a complete set...
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A GuestGreat dress up kit, everything you`ll need to bring your rig to bling!
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A GuestVery good cables, nice color and super snappy. I am using this with my Campy Record and with only 100m so far I'll say they are pretty nice.
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A GuestFantastic cable kit! I've installed and used 5 of these kits now, and likely will stick with Jagwire until I find something better, which may be a while. The brake cable housing has an ingenious section that is more flexible to allow for easier routing up to the levers, and also helps with a more neatly wrapped bar. The POP cable stops have just a tad too long of a nipple for my taste. This kit is engineered very well, the brake cables are different lengths in the kit - so check before you cut! For those that find the housing too difficult to cut, invest in some good cable cutters. This kit is well thought out and lacking in no detail. The colored tips are a nice touch, and the rubber 'tubes' are a great option to protecting the frame in stead of the tacky stickers that get discolored with age. I find the Jagwire insignia on the ferrules to be noticeable without being tacky. The cables, while the most miles I have on one bike is around 1,000 have had less stretch than what I usually encounter with a set of cables. I've had kits come with both the black teflon coated cables, as well as the stainless - not sure of the difference, but I do prefer the teflon coated.
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A GuestGood quality cables and housing.. The only problem is that they do not supply you with enough housing!!! Very frustrating!!!