Climb climb climb

May I ask which bike shop you send to do the mods?
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Yeap..climb climb climb 😊 test it near kl hilly area. So much better in climbing and flat.

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TQ for the info!

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Hi sifus,

Regarding our folding bike brake and shifter cables on a dahon vitesse:

1) Is it feasible to usemore budget ones like brakco or others, instead of jagwire, without sacrificing much smoothness

2) How many rolls or length are needed for 2 brakes and 1 rear derailleur only

3) What about those yarn braided cables kind..soft feeling ones..are those mainly for looks?

Appreciate some input on this...thx

saw this in fb

Tcb2010 ask for owner review, not where to buy.

Thank you, appreciate it.

Yeah Ken,

Seeking some user experience and feedback on the brake/shift cables, wanna exploit lower cost alternatives, as i have no experience in this cables. Jagwires seem very expensive (some affordable , some expensive) and wonder if i actually needed to spend so much on these cables without loosing too much in smoothness. My Dahon seem to come with Jagwires, probably lower entry level cables..

Wow, you are picky with your brake cable. I change my chap ayam cable annually. What you said I really don't bother.

i buy the cheap jagwire for all of my bike. how long didnt remember coz never measure. i got 1 bike using teflon wire, really smooth when pairing with jagwire housing.

got soo many bike, make me to save money and using stock cable with jagwire housing. other than that, i always check my brake after ride. and untill now, never change my brake pad either coz never worn that much. until cleaning and oiling the brake component to ensure in good condition.

Ken,

Haha...actually i am being picky for the color more..but wanna explore cheaper ones which still perform resonably well..

Azam,

The cheaper Jagwires u mentioned, are those in plastic packaging in a roll, instead of some costly ones in a box form? I survey shops and most i see are jagwires in box and very pricy.

jagwire if you get from taobao is about RM65...quite ok

i buy loose one.my local shop measure how long i want, then cut it for me. some shop do carry big box jagwire as they sell by loose. no other accessories included. the drawback is only got black color and no color option to choose 😅

another cheaper solution is the plastic pakage. but still u need two set to accomodate the measurement of fd and rd on folding bike. the plasticbundle came with 2m shifter cable, 2m brake cable and some small parts.

the box are premium one and folding bike cant buy that one either coz the same length problem (fd and rd). the box bundle also came with 2m shifter cable, 2m brake cable and some small parts.

for both plastic and box package, the brake housing no problem coz the short routing of front and rear brake.

normal bike got internal cable routing and no fold parts. so the wire are kept in fix length. folding bike need extra long coz the foldable parts.

if u insist to buy either plastic or box package, u need to buy 2 sets of it and u would have extra brake housing cable.

Mine is only rd..maybe can get away with just one pack. Thx for the detail explanation.

Finally gotten my litepro crankset...looks wise thumbs up, weight plus bb, almost 0.5kg lighter overall compared to all needed stuff for my old square taper cranksset. However, drive train got noisier when pedalling harder..Hopefully its just new chainring not wear in yet with existing old chain.

single chainring no problem with 2m jagwire package.if u want ur shifting smooth like a butter try teflon wire 👍