PSA- cheap jagwire kit
03-10-23, 09:40 AM
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PSA- cheap jagwire kit
Seriously question whether or not it's the real deal, but it seems to be ok quality. nice piece of a kit. under 12 bucks shipped.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195453561305?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195453561305?
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03-10-23, 10:21 AM
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That's not bad for regular brake cable housing. I'd go compressionless, though, if I was replacing brake cable.
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It does not include inner shift cables.
I have used Modified bicycles (also EBay) and they are excellent.
I have used Modified bicycles (also EBay) and they are excellent.
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03-10-23, 11:51 AM
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I use these Jagwire kits on all my bikes. They all work fine EXCEPT for the 'braided' housings. These, for some reasons, takes a lot of shift cable adjustments over a period of weeks before the adjustment finally settles down. Also- either the brake of shift housing for these braided housings, does not use the standard size ferrule and requires a step ferrule.
So just stick with the plain color ones and you'll be fine.
Oh yeah- upgrade the shift cable to Jagwire slick galvanized.
So just stick with the plain color ones and you'll be fine.
Oh yeah- upgrade the shift cable to Jagwire slick galvanized.
03-10-23, 12:20 PM
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I think I've bought these in the past, they seem OK to me. I wondered if they were just sort of bulked packaged for bike shops
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I’ve used them as well, mostly for the brake housing as I only have one bike with STI’s and a foot or so of shift housing handles the RD loop. The brake housing is one step down from the latest Jagwire offering, not quite as flexible, but overall a very acceptable product. I give the included cables away to the local co-op and use genuine Shimano drawn stainless cables instead.
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I tried one of these, did not care for the housing, and have never liked dual compatible ended cables.
03-10-23, 02:43 PM
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I use these Jagwire kits on all my bikes. They all work fine EXCEPT for the 'braided' housings. These, for some reasons, takes a lot of shift cable adjustments over a period of weeks before the adjustment finally settles down. Also- either the brake of shift housing for these braided housings, does not use the standard size ferrule and requires a step ferrule.
So just stick with the plain color ones and you'll be fine.
Oh yeah- upgrade the shift cable to Jagwire slick galvanized.
So just stick with the plain color ones and you'll be fine.
Oh yeah- upgrade the shift cable to Jagwire slick galvanized.
When buying braided I only use the PRO kits though as they're going on my "better" bikes.
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03-10-23, 06:23 PM
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Interesting, I use the braided housings all the time and haven't had any of those issues. I've used them on somewhere around a dozen bikes including a tandem and almost all with index shifting. I totally believe you but I wonder why the difference in our experiences? When buying braided I only use the PRO kits though as they're going on my "better" bikes.
When buying braided I only use the PRO kits though as they're going on my "better" bikes.
03-10-23, 06:46 PM
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You see this from many sellers on ebay/aliexpress - pretty much all from China. Then when they request feedback from buyers, they tell them to also not show any branding/logos as well!
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03-11-23, 01:51 PM
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Which one is the 'PRO' kit? Anyways, I need to add that the 'braided' housings I received all came without the Jagwire labels. Whereas the regular solid color ones all have the jagwire labels printed on the housing. So who knows- maybe the braided housing I got were off-brand.
The PRO kits are specifically for road or MTB, not a universal fit for both. They only have the end for one type of brake lever or shifter. They're quite a bit more expensive as well but have stainless inner wires and although it appears the same the housing seems to cut more cleanly to me.
Here's an example of a Barke cable PRO kit. All my PRO braided cables have had JAGWIRE printed clearly on the housing.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/12579819484...3ABFBMus2ro9ph
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Tag in, just to follow the posts. I don't have any experience with these, but now that my local bicycle shop has closed, I'm probably going to buy more consumable items on line...
