Originally Posted by
miamijim
Bicycle cables are wound and cut in a specific way to reduce friction. Pic below shows how high quality cables are wound, notice the outer wires are not round. That shape was the single biggest advancement in cables.
And guess what? Galvanized cables also come in that type of 'slick' flattened outer strands configuration:
https://jagwire.com/products/inner-w...ake-inner-wire
This is not something unique to Stainless cables
Originally Posted by
miamijim
The link clearly sates that SS cables have better corrosion resistance.
And I clearly said early "Unless you have a specific problem with your cables rusting....."
If you ride in a climate where cables rusting is a problem then by all means get stainless. Otherwise galvanized cables is intrinsically better because of the self lubricating properties and because it's not as stiff as stainless.