Originally Posted by
veganbikes
Coated cables are a no go for me. Give me polished stuff save the coatings for something else.
+1. The coating seems to peel off rather quickly and didn't provide any benefit in braking effort or shifting smoothness. Worse, the coating causes slipping at the brake and derailleur clamp bolts no matter how tight you make them. The one time I bought coated cables, I had to scrape the coating off at the clamp bolt area to get them to hold the adjustments.