Originally Posted by
gruppo
The reason I'm rambling on about all this is because of the huge numbers of service problems I see in my shop that are simply the result of poor quality cables/housing/endcaps, their lousey installation, and poorly maintained and dirty components.
I'll agree that bad installs and what most people consider bike "maintenance" would make something appear bad. For the average person, so long as the install is done correctly, cheaper jagwire/shimano cables/housing do just fine. (Now the bikes I see with walmart/bell brand cables/housings - that is poor quality in the components.)