Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
Of course I have. Mrs Grouch and I used to ride tandems a lot and I've done a significant amount of tuning on tandems for other people. Slick, galvanized tandem length cables are harder to find so I use stainless ones. The recumbents that we ride today also require tandem length shift cables. Why didn't you ask all the people who said the bad things about slick galvanized cables how much actual experience they had with using them?
Thanks. And I don't know. I guess I was leaning more towards die-driven and didn't think to ask.
Originally Posted by
rccardr
Nope, never heard of a fake Shimano cable.
believe so, otherwise I wouldn't bother to pay a premium for it. Plus, in my experience they stay smooth for many thousands of miles.
I prefer Jagwire, but as I said, any good cable housing like Shimano, PorkChop BMX, etc. will shift smoothly if used with a good quality cable.I
Thank you for your help and your answers. I appreciate it.
If I can thread-jack my own thread for a moment: Can any of you confirm that it's necessary to replace a 5800 501 front derailleur for an R7000 front derailleur when switching over to an R7000 crank and cassette from a previous-generation crank and cassette? I was told all else besides the front derailleur and the bottom bracket are compatible.