Jason Posted January 28, 2008 Share I was just wondering... The cable within the housing, do you need to lube it? Both gear and braking cables, if so, what is the best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinnekop Posted January 28, 2008 Share Hey dude.....amper s? ek iets.But you and me....we have a rep to uphold...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff Posted January 28, 2008 Share You can, but then you need to do it regularly as it collects more dust. WD40 is the easiest to get down there (flush it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinnekop Posted January 28, 2008 Share Seriously.The bigboys will tell you no. Lube attracks dust and crap that will only get the performance down.Should it start getting sticky, replace.OK.......hierdie post is oop vir abuse! GO FOR IT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 28, 2008 Share Hey dude.....amper s? ek iets.But you and me....we have a rep to uphold...... ... Man, in the "Only in SA" thread you post such an intelligent post... you come here and post k@k , jy weet... but you right... we have a rep to uphold... Now help me! Wil my draad lube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanJ Posted January 28, 2008 Share Jason, just personal experience here. I have found that with the original factory cables and housings they do not collect dirt and will function for months. Eventually though they start to stick and then when you clean and relube them they very quickly stick again after only a few weeks. For the price of a cbale set it is worth just replacing every 6 months or so. However, I know you have that fancy stuff so not sure in your case, does it use a standard inner cable or is that also some hi-tech material? Why not mail the manufacturers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 28, 2008 Share Thanks IanJ, was hoping you would mail them for me and then come back here and say do this... Just kidding ol chap, will try them. The material is different so I'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanJ Posted January 28, 2008 Share Thanks IanJ' date=' was hoping you would mail them for me and then come back here and say do this... Just kidding ol chap, will try them. The material is different so I'll see...[/quote'] If it is a teflon inner I would imagine you would just strip and clean. Teflon is self lubricating. That's why your eggs don't stick in the frying pan . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big H Posted January 28, 2008 Share You can' date=' but then you need to do it regularly as it collects more dust. WD40 is the easiest to get down there (flush it).[/quote'] Please remember WD- 40 is a solvent and NOT a lubricant. If your housings are gummed up so much, do not flush it, rather junk it and get new ones. They normally do not need lubricant but I am a creature of habit and lightly smear a very thin coating of Park grease on the cable. I think Jagwire makes a teflon coated cable. Has anybody used them and is there an advantage? Is Q20 a lubricant or a solvent??????.... cannot really remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted January 29, 2008 Share Get yourself true Shimano outers and XTR cables. The outers are teflon lined and the cables aswell. And the cables are a really cool black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MintSauce Posted January 30, 2008 Share This reminds me of one of my all time favorite posts on MTBR regarding the use od hydraulics on a bike....."Hydraulics are schmoooooooove....using cables is like pulling barbed wire out of a badger's ass" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Zone Posted January 30, 2008 Share Dont lube them, it will just attract dirt. I just unclip the cables slide the outers along and wipe them with a dry cloth, keeps them pretty smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Posted January 30, 2008 Share This reminds me of one of my all time favorite posts on MTBR regarding the use od hydraulics on a bike....."Hydraulics are schmoooooooove....using cables is like pulling barbed wire out of a badger's ass" Reminds be of a saying "If you can't pull a rabbit out of a hat you might as well pull a hare/hair out your ass". Gnarly2008-01-30 01:05:15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haga Posted January 30, 2008 Share Hey there,from my experience i generaly agree rather just clean, or replace if cables get sticky.Another little trick i have used over the years when i have the patients, is melt a little candle wax on the inner cable before sliding it into the housing. Its dry so does not attract dirt and seems to last awhile, its a similar concept to the teflon inner housings on some of the higher end cables. EnjoyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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