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Old 08-27-16 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by trailangel
I would replace the cables and housing.
You might need the brakes to work good on a downhill sometime.
Yeah, I'm fond of braking... this is my normal ride:



Originally Posted by CliffordK
What is under the outer layer? Brand/model of cable housing?

I would have expected steel spirals.
The housing says JAGWIRE REINFORCED WITH KEVLAR so I'm guessing that white layer is the Kevlar. That's starting to flake off too though and I can see another layer of something under that. Probably like this:

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