francophile 

I do love and use the hell out of Jagwire products, especially their basic pads for linear and caliper brakes, which are very lucrative when bought in bulk. They legitimately make compelling products at a very, very reasonable price point.

The only reason I opt for the Schwinn kit and choose it over Jagwire is because it comes with 4 complete cable housings, i.e. 2 for shift and 2 for brake, loaded with universal brake cables with correct ends to fit road and BMX style levers so it'll work with anything, plus both shift cables that don't rust easily and use a smaller barrel head (vs. the Jagwire disc head, although Schwin kit's shift cable has one barrel end, one disc end, you cut off the one you don't need) that fits Simplex, plus all the ferrules and crimps you'll need to install. All in one kit. Everything you need to completely overhaul all shifting and braking on one bike, previously for $10, now $13.

With the abundance of tools I have on hand, I'm probably saving at least $3-$5 using the Schwinn kit and still getting quality stuff I'd feel confident riding daily. But on my prize bikes and-or more modern bikes, on my shift cables at least, I'm typically using Jagwire or Shimano singles with Jagwire housing. The average novice or even newbie will probably save $10-15 using the Schwinn kit, if not more.

philbob57

I don't want to resurrect a zombie, but I think an update is in order. I bought that package in 2021 for cables and brake cables (and low price) and received a set of retrofiction shifters this week. 'Schwinn' may have changed their specs. I know, I know. Inconsistency from Amazon never happens....

The shift cables in the Schwinn package I received were too wide to fit in the shifters.

The Campy version of the Jagwire stainless shift cables (product # 75SS2300, $5.49) fit very well, though they don't have the spherical bottom that the Simplex cables had.

Kontact

SRAM/Shimano/Suntour shift cable heads have always been larger than Campagnolo/Simplex/Mavic/etc heads.

Chombi1 

Pretty much all the adtermarket modern cables I find out there have oversized cable heads that do not fit in Csmpy and Simplex C&V shifter levers. Be careful that you grind off (I do it with my sanding drum bit on my Dremel, set to near its slowest speed.) enough of the head so it does not also get jambed and seized on to the levers head recess. It would be PITA to remove the cable if it does. Shaving too much of the head might also cause tye cable to pull off it too, Best suction is still to just look for Campy or Simpkex spec cables so they will
ll be plug and play without worries.