Originally Posted by
smd4
The cable flex can be eliminated with compressionless housing. It’s lighter, too.
The stretch of approximately 1 meter of brake cable is noticeable as is the slack in the various junctions in the system. As hydraulic braking systems have for all intents zero compression except a very small amount of expansion of the brake housing under very high pressures. Hydraulically actuated brakes are vastly superior to cable in direct feel and transfer of energy.