Originally Posted by
onbike 1939
Shrink tubing is much easier and can be easily removed if necessary. It doesn't squash the cable ends also which makes removal of the cable a breeze.
Yes , but shrink tubing doesn't help cable to be inserted in a brifter for example , negotiate the turn and find its way into the housing that is butted up into the brifter without the end shredding. The shrink tubing wouldn't allow that manipulation.