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08-02-17 | 08:18 AM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by maddog34

i have a spool of the shimano that i use on the better bikes.... walmart bikes get the coiled steel type housing.

So you are the person who makes my life miserable! Index shifters, whether "good" bikes or Helmart bikes, should use compressionless housing. A large part of the reason that Helmart bikes perform so poorly is that the manufacturer will often use "brake cable" housing (i.e. the coiled type). This allows the housing to compress and results in poor shifting.

Use compressionless housing on all index shifters systems. The bike will work better. I regularly replace the coiled housing with the proper housing and can make Helmart bikes purr like the most expensive "good" bike.

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