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Shimano Standard Brake Cable Set

ShimanoStandard Brake Cable Set(Return to Product Page)

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Review by Gary B

Reviewed 9/29/2023
by Gary B
Cycling Enthusiast
North Myrtle Beach, SC
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Who knows? Shimano knows

I had built a fixxy (single speed) a number of years ago and the brake cables in this moist environment had seen much better days so I needed to do something about it. I chose the Shimano cables because They were stainless steel and from rebuilds that I have done I knew the cable housing was of high quality. I loved that the cables were double ended and could have been used on both types of brake calipers that I was considering. The only issue I had was cutting the cable housing which I ended up doing with electrical wire cutters so that I would not damage the ends and after the cut taking a small piece of wire to clean out any plastic residue from the ends worked great. All in all a wonderful product at a good price.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 2/5/2024
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
PDX
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Great pricing in a very unpredictable market.

I work on just enough bikes that I need to have a couple sets in stock at all times, deals like this make it easy to do that with out breaking the bank.

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Review by jeff

Reviewed 10/29/2023
by jeff
Cycling Enthusiast
arkansas
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typical shimano

it's a brake cable, they wear out eventually, buy them on sale, replace as necessary. Peace of mind.

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Review by PotatoVelo

Reviewed 5/24/2022
by PotatoVelo
Daily Commuter
Seattle,WA
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Good value - great upgrade for older bike rebuild!

These helped bring a free 1981 Schwinn Sports Tourer back from the dead. The brakes are smooth enough to ride and stop from the hoods! Score!

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 8/7/2014
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Vancouver BC
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0 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Great value

More than enough cable for front and rear avid disks.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 7/7/2014
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
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good value

Switched my commuter to avid bb7. More than enough cable provided to do the job for both front and rear. Really satisfied.

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Review by oscalcmen

Reviewed 7/1/2021
by oscalcmen
Daily Commuter
Mexico, chihuahua
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no issues replacing old ones

Better to have a good cable cutters avoiding issues once you select the end to cut. Avoid unthread the cable at the cut end this will cause issues at installation.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 3/1/2021
by Anonymous
Daily Commuter
97213
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great product

replace brake cables

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 9/19/2013
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Boulder, CO
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
They work.

What more can I say? These are brake cables. They work. Good quality. All the goodies you need in one package. Cheaper than if you went into a bike shop and they cut you pieces of cable and housing.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 7/29/2013
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Seattle
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1 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
Easy to use kit

has all the needed length and fittings and not very expensive

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Review by pbg

Reviewed 9/13/2012
by pbg
Cycling Enthusiast
Seattle area
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Works great. Much better than my old cables.

One of the most basic components. I probably should have replaced them sooner. There is a noticable difference in the ease of braking.

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Review by JohnT

Reviewed 11/15/2018
by JohnT
Competitive Racer
Portland, OR
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Perfect Braking

Didn't know you needed to change brake cables. THought you just let some silicon spray slide down into the cable housing. Had a training buddy test ride my bike after new wheels were installed. Let me know my brake cables needed replacement. I usually go to a mechanic to do all my bike maintenance. He said I could do it myself. I bought these and the installation was VERY easy. And now, so is my braking. Looking at doing this to my other bikes soon since it was so easy and I felt such a great improvement.

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Review by Daniel

Reviewed 6/29/2020
by Daniel
Cycling Enthusiast
Tualatin, OR
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Replace the brake cables once per year

I still ride with rim brakes, so I replace the cables one per year and this store has what I need to keep my road bike humming along.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 1/14/2019
by Anonymous
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Great product

Fast delivery

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