🚴 Jagwire - Universal Sport DIY Bike Cable Kit for Road and MTN Brakes, Compatible with SRAM and Shimano, Double Ended Brake Cables (Road & Mountain), Includes Stainless Steel Cable & Housing Review

Before ordering I saw pictures of the Carbon Silver color online everywhere I could find it. If you want to know exactly what it looks like, here it is: a mix of silver and dark dirty gold with a slight yellow tinge. It's sealed with some kind of soft, smooth plastic or rubber coating, but it's very thin. On the woven metal surface underneath, you get very few shadows from deep (I was hoping they were thicker). I suspect it will darken over time from sun exposure as the outer case material…

My application is a 1990 Trek 720 multi-track (with original brake and saddle cables). The Jagwire is noticeably thinner than the (29 year old) galvanized cables I've replaced (reason enough to replace the jacket as well). Jagwire cables appear to be made of ferritic stainless steel (which has a higher iron content - like grill tools and outdoor grills) so they are magnetic and will eventually discolor/rust, but not as quickly or as badly as galvanized carbon steel cables. The cables are…

It would have been better if Jagwire had been kind enough to actually CARE and sent me the black housing I paid for. Instead, they sent me a gray cable with a sticky label that said "Black" covering the original description of "Gray" on the packaging. Jagwire, just because you covered the "grey" sticker with a "black" sticker really doesn't mean it. made the case black. It's not about changing colors. This was the first time I've replaced brake cables. The kit had everything I needed (the bike…