Originally Posted by
dabac
There are plenty of differences, but they're of various importance. One fairly important one is Campy vs the rest of the guys. Best I can remember, Campy use a slightly different anchor button ("head"), so a generic cable may jam in a Campy shifter. Haven't heard of any critical consequences of using Campy cables in Shimano gear.
They're available in different lengths too. Some stuff intended for MTBs isn't long enough for full-sized road bike RDs.
Then you can have stainless or galvanized cables, they can be merely spun or spun & die drawn, a couple of different surface treatments to make 'em slicker.
Most casings these days are lined, but there's still some noname, generic stuff out there that isn't.
wow... that's very detailed... thanks!!
Originally Posted by
Icculus21
Check out Jagwire Race cable set
i saw those too on ebay... they come in different cable housing which will look great on my addict r1.
how are those quality though? any personal experience with them?
Originally Posted by
Doohickie
No, there's no difference that will matter. (None of that stuff above matters really.) The only consideration is whether it is long enough. If it's too short, use the RD cable in the FD, and buy a new RD cable. If your conduits are too short, then buy new ones. But there's no reason not to re-use if everything is long enough.
thanks for the tip...