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Nokon Mountain Bike Gear Cable Set

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Nokon Mountain Bike Gear Cable Set
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 3
RRP: £44.99
Year: 2006

Description: *Fits front and rear gear set including stainless wire and fittings. *Compatible with all types of mountain bike shifters. *Housing length 1.40 metres.

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Graeme Spreadbury

Posted: 06/03/07

'AMAZING SHIFTING. IGNORE THE PRICE'

Strengths:
Sealed cable run with oiling points. Look great. Shifting is almost effotless. Light weight. Flex well

Weaknesses:
Cost, however you can see what you are paying for.
Take ages to setup

Overall:
These are the best gear cables I've ever used. Shifting is so much easier now. Easy to maintain with the oiling points, however they take a while to setup. Cost is high, but you get what you pay for.

If your a bike tart you'll love them.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

93%

Maria Arkwright

Posted: 31/03/05

'THE BEST GEAR CABLES WITHOUT COMPARISON.'

Strengths:
Shifting is consistently excellent. There is almost no ingress of dirt possible and no possibility of the casing hardening so that tight corners have no harmfull effects.

Weaknesses:
Cost

Overall:
An astonishing cable system. I was desperate as my Marin cable routing has given me trouble for years. This Beaded system with a glassfibre reinforced kevlar lining is simply the full suspension compared to hardtail version of the cable world. It is about time a 21st century system of cabling was invented instead of using a system designed over 100 years ago for road bikes.
These cables are very expensive but in 15 months I have never had to lube or touched them. By this time most serious mountain bikers will be lifting their chins off of the ground.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

87%

Steve Marsh

Posted: 05/06/05

'MUCH IMPROVED SHIFTING'

Strengths:
As noted before shifting is much improved. The gears now shift silky smooth. A side effect is the look bery bling.

Weaknesses:
Cost and diabolical instructions.Managed to figure out how to fit them after a few google searches.

Overall:
A good upgrade - a better bet than buying new shifters say. XT shifters with nokon cables would be a superior system so looked at that way not bad value.