Gore’s low-friction gear cables makes shifting noticeably smoother. In fact, it’s the smoothest system we’ve tried, especially around tight angles, which makes them a good choice for all bikes especially for Melbourne's Winter.

Most of us have always treated cables as a component that needs regular replacing for proper functioning, but the nature of Gore’s system could change that way of thinking, or at least greatly extend the length of time between changes. Gore’s m.o. is that making a slightly larger investment up front should lead to better performance and less frequent replacements down the road. Out on the road/trail, the Gore Ride-On Sealed Low Friction Derailleur Cable Kit provided some lightning fast shifts, noticeably faster and easier than our old stock cables. The Gore liner nearly erases the friction that normally results at each point where the cable enters and exits the housing.

In addition to the liner the Gore Ride-On Sealed Low Friction Derailleur Cable Kit uses a coated cable to keep the shifting running smoothly. The coating was present on the original Ride-On cables back in the 90s but has been updated for the 21st century to be not only stronger but much thinner too, resulting in a suppler cable and a less bulky design all the way through. Generally those older cables were ridden with rave reviews, but the only problem that people reported was that the coating would sometimes separate from the cable in certain conditions and actually lead to more friction in the system. Apparently they’ve incorporated some new space age technology to leave that problem in the last century.

Available in black and white the kit includes two coated cables, two liners, enough cable housing to outfit even the biggest of bikes, lots of ferrules, two rubber grub seals, two end crimps, and two crimp covers. The cables are compatible with SRAM, Shimano, and Campy and work for road, mountain, ‘Cross, townie, downhill, etc. Weight for the uncut kit is 120 g

Ask Paul next time you drop past the workshop.