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Anyone with experience with GORE RIDE ON cable systems?

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Old 08-15-10 | 06:09 PM
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Anyone with experience with GORE RIDE ON cable systems?

I am currently riding a Kestrel rt 800 with DA 7900 components and thinking about going with GORE RIDE ON system. Anyone currently using it and if so any opinions?
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Old 08-16-10 | 12:11 AM
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Go to Di2....no cables required for shifting! If not, I suggest you stick with Shimano cables as the routing has caused some adjustment problems from what I've read.....just my opinion.
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Old 08-16-10 | 12:16 AM
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I had GORE cables on my SL2 (w/ SRAM Red), and the gore coating peeled off, was messy looking, and eventually lead to shifting problems.

I'd go with OEM Shimano or SRAM (inner) cables.
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Old 08-16-10 | 12:45 AM
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SRAM ftw
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Old 08-16-10 | 06:18 AM
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Thanks to you both.......I plan on staying with Shimano in the future.
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Old 08-16-10 | 07:15 AM
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I love the Gore cables. Much better shifting performance with my SRAM Red (lighter touch). Wouldn't go back to standard cables again.
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Old 08-16-10 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by WCG
I am currently riding a Kestrel rt 800 with DA 7900 components and thinking about going with GORE RIDE ON system. Anyone currently using it and if so any opinions?
I have the same question. How many miles does your bike have?
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Old 08-16-10 | 07:24 AM
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OP, are you open to any other cabling system? You should give Yokozuna a try.
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Old 08-16-10 | 08:31 AM
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I tried Gore Ride-on cables (brake and shifter) on two mountain bikes, and I wasn't impressed with the shifting. I don't think the Gore design results in better, more consistent shifting.
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Old 08-16-10 | 08:43 AM
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I have on my MTB and on my old 8 speed Campy chorus. I don't think it's any better but I haven't change them for years. Jagwire is fine IMO. I just replace mine every year. I lube the housing with the purple Bike medicine stuff. or AT fluid.

For SRAM don't use the Shimano shift cables, use the Campy speced cables, much thinner.
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Old 08-16-10 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by tagaproject6
OP, are you open to any other cabling system? You should give Yokozuna a try.
+1. rumor has it that yokozuna makes the top-end shimano cables
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Old 08-16-10 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by chado445510
I have the same question. How many miles does your bike have?
I've had the bike for about 3 months and have close to 2,100 miles on it.
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Old 08-16-10 | 12:20 PM
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I've had the bike for about 3 months and have close to 2,100 miles on it.
Yeah, Thats about when my bikes cables started to perform poorly.
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Gore on my race bike,about 800-1k on mine. Initially they were better but now are no better nor worse than the campy cables on the Sunday bike
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Originally Posted by mcjimbosandwich
+1. rumor has it that yokozuna makes the top-end shimano cables

I heard this as well, but I also heard that Yokozuna builds theirs to a different spec. I can't verify that, though. But coming from Jagwire and Shimano cabling, I thought the Yokozunas are worth the upgrade specially when I went to Rival with the hidden cabling. Never tried Gore Ride Ons so I can't speak about that.
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Old 08-16-10 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by tagaproject6
OP, are you open to any other cabling system? You should give Yokozuna a try.
Sure, I would be willing to try Yokosuna. The reason I brought up the GORE system was that my LBS suggested them. They tend not to be pushy so I assumed that the suggestion was worth considering. I'll do some investigating and consider the Yokosuna.
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Old 08-16-10 | 01:09 PM
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I'll throw in another big vote for Yokozuna. I had factory Ultegra and Jagwire cables at one point before settling on the Yokozuna cable set so solve my poor shifting feel. They are simply amazing and there was so much less drag and a far better shifter feel than any of the others with my 6700 stuff. treefortbikes.com has them for just over $40 including brake and derailleur cables.

Two things: they're heavy, and if you have Shimano ferrule-less brakes (the ones that you just slip the cable into the caliper) they do not fit by default. I had to file down the Yokozuna cable ferules to make them fit inside.

I will not go with anything else anymore. I'm currently waiting for the derailleur cable set along with my Red shifters actually.
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