I was in the market for new inners and outers on my 2x9 Sora gravel bike last summer, and after tearing the bike down, aligning the rear derailleur, and installing these cables, one of the first things I noticed is that the shifting was about as buttery smooth as my Ultegra road bike. It really breathed some life into my gravel bikes lower-mid-range groupset. I've taken it on a couple longer gravel rides in some Minnesota springtime mud, standing puddles in reddish clay that dries like concrete See full review