Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
Probably won't make too much difference on the front. Riding recumbents, we have some long cable housing runs. The longer the run the more compressionless housing helps. The downside is that the Jagwire compressionless brake housing is about twice as expensive as typical housing.
Surly Disc Trucker also requires a long rear brake cable run. Jagwire compressionless housing worked well for 1-1/2 yrs but frayed at rear ferrule after which it compressed a lot, heh. In the old days I rode racing bikes with Campy brakes & there wasn't that much compression on full-length rear housing runs. Spiral-wound housing never failed dramatically for me.