Originally Posted by
miamijim
The braided section, obviously, is flexible enough for the bend, it works for the shift cables.....
Way back in the day when Shimano introduced STI levers they supplied couplers, the short length of cable was cut to a length that resulted in the coupler being flush with the edge of the bar tape. The purpose was to allow easier inner wire/outer housing replacement. I don't see the point of having dissimilar housings..... I realize this is Jagwire not Shimano....
Hi Jim,
If you look at my second picture, even the weight of the cable loop is causing the housing to buckle- it's that bendy. It'll easily conform to the acute angle of the handlebar bend- any bend after that is much more obtuse, so the more supportive braided cable can be used.
Again, it's a nice system that makes the installation under the tape much easier while still retaining the braking performance through most of the cable run.