Stainless steel inners in good quality outers.
Make up my own cables but the outer is just what The LBS sell in bulk. And every so often-or quite often- I release the cable and wash through with WD40 and then lube with chain oil. Don't have a cable problem.
And get a good set of cable cutters. I have two- The standard Shimano one and the park tool one. I prefer the Shimano one as the Park tool version doesn't fit my hands.
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