Was in my local LBS recently when I was told by the owner about Gore cables. Quite a bit more expensive but there are some differences between them and say, Dura Ace. Housing comes in different colors too. Anybody tried them yet? Supposed to be smoother and last longer. Cheers

I have them on a bike I keep and ride near salt water and sand. The previous D/A cables got corroded at the ends and shifting wasn't so good over time. A LBS recommended Gore and they really made a difference. However they are overkill for most conditions and I haven't bothered to use them on my other bikes.

$65 each for the derallieur and brake cables versus $30 each for DA cables so I really want to know if they are worth the exorbitant price.

Just do this instead

I'm assuming you are talking about Gore Ride-On cables.

Unless your shifters come with Gore Ride-Ons, steer away.

There is a difference between Gore Cables and OEM Dura-Ace, however. For starters, the Gore Ride-Ons are Teflon coated, which reduces friction between the cable and cable housing.

However, the Teflon coating wears off very easily (2,000-3,000 miles from my experience) and gunks up inside the housing.

If you want to spend big bucks on cables, I would spend money on Yokozuna Reaction cables; not really for the cables themselves (since any pre-stretched, stainless cable is pretty much the same) but for the housing, particularly the brake housing.

However, you have to find out if Yokozunas will work on your bike as the brake cable housing is very stiff and doesn't work well sometimes on some internally routed frames or if you are using components like Ciamillo Zero Gravity brakes.

Otherwise, if your housing does not need replacement because of corrosion, save the $60 or whatever outrageous price you have been quoted for the Gore Ride-On's and just get some OEM stainless cables (Jagwire, Dura-Ace, etc.).

Yeah, I had Ride-On cables for a year - they came with Sram Red. I'll never use them again.

They worked fine for the most part, but as said, the teflon wore off and they were pretty nasty when I removed them. I'm running Yokozunas now, with Zero Gravity brakes, and like them much better.

I used them on my Kestrel and then changed to regular cables when I put new cables on. After the switch I am actually dissapointed in the way my SRAM is shifting on the bike and plan to switch the rear derailleur cable back to gore before Spring.

Doesnt Gore Ride on cables come stock with Sram Red and Sram Force shifters?

They come with Red but not Force.

I have gore brake cables on my cx bike. I had the regular housing on there for the first couple races. After each of them I replaced it, because it was so crusty feeling. Gore is still fresh 11 races later.