Jon Bokman asked: "How often do you all change your cables and housing?"
I change my cables and housing as often as I need to, or as often as I feel
like it.
Bill Lindsay
El Cerrito, CA
On Friday, February 2, 2024 at 9:21:19 AM UTC-8 John Bokman wrote:
> Obviously there are infinite variable
You could also try dripping a little lubricant through the housings a la
Bike Farmer on Youtube. I’ll admit that I have sprung for Analog Cycles’
Jagwire housings including the 5mm shifter housing, with brass ferrules and
the Jagwire Pro or Jagwire Ultra Slick cables. Spendy but very responsive,
I've had brake cables and housing good for 15 years on my 3 Ti frames with
a total of around 4 miles, rain or shine (you don't break bike frames
if you don't ride). The brakes worked fine throughout the 15 years and I
only swapped out for newer cables when I got my Roadini and noted how good