Old 06-15-15 | 03:31 PM
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Bikes: 2011 Felt Z85 (road/commuter), 2006 Marin Pine Mountain (utility/commuter E-bike), 1995 KHS Alite 1000 (gravel grinder)

Originally Posted by Looigi
There is compressionless housing designed for brakes. Two I've used are Yokozuna and Jagwire. The Yokozun cable is wrapped with a thin band of steel to prevent expansion failure and Jagwire is wrapped in Kevlar for the same purpose. The Yokozuna is very stiff and a bit larger diameter than standard. The Jagwire is less so. I enjoy the reduction in lever sponginess these have provided and will continue to use these or similar in the future.
Sounds good. I was looking at the version from Odyssey and I like how they have specially-designed cable end caps to help further protect from cable blowout.
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