Yea the "bumpiness" can be felt when using unlined housing. Or when the
lining in better cable wears through. I'd be more inclined to suspect the
housing more than the cable itself. But while you're at it might as well
replace the cables too. I like the Shimano cable and housing best. Or if
you
I always make a point of getting control cables that are drawn smooth
through a die. I believe the ones I am using now are SRAM.
Pete
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A little more info from you might be helpful here.
Has the bumpiness you describe always been there? Or has it developed
over time?
When was the last time the cables and housings were replaced? Is this
a high mileage bike?
Did you or someone else recently replace the cables, housings or th
Right you are. I failed to read the original post closely enough.
Probably more hype than anything, but as I recall, Aztec and Nokon
claim you need to use their housing to get best results.
On Jun 1, 2:40 pm, Bill Connell wrote:
> That would only apply to the housing though. The cable should wo
That would only apply to the housing though. The cable should work
with any sort of housing. I've used the teflon-coated brake cables on
a couple of bikes with standard lined housing, and it worked just
fine. Just a bit smoother than the good-quality die-drawn stainless
that i most often use.
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My touring bike has Paul levers and disc brakes, so not exactly apples
to oranges here. But I am somewhat soured on the Aztec cable I
installed last year and am thinking about going back to old line
stuff.
The cables shift super smooth no doubt. But the segments of the
cables are such that I wo
