Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
I've used slick galvanized cables for decades with no issues. I like them because I prefer to solder the cut ends. I don't ride in snowy weather, though, so I can't really say if winter e=weather would change my mind.
FWIW, I doubt that cable stretch actually exists. May belief is that the cable housing ends bottom in the cable stops which makes the housings a little bit shorter.
Having worked with cables I can tell you they do stretch in two ways, 1) the more significant settling of the wires in the strand and in cycling the insignificant stretching under loading of the metal itself, Hookes Law.