Gore Ride-On Cables

Review Date
October 28, 2009

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Reviewed by: Graham(Unregistered User) ,  Weekend Warrior , from NH

Price Paid:  $100.00 at Online

Summary:
Robust, well sealed, expensive, exotic, with false claims of exceptionally low friction. Oh yeah, did I mention the packaging is out of this world? Low value unless you plan on never maintaining you cables.

Similar Products Used:
lots of generic cables from my local shop

Review Date
October 11, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: Colddiver98 ,  Weekend Warrior , from PNW, Oregon

Price Paid:  $60.00 at Pricepoint.com

Summary:
Great shifting cables without the worry of steel jackets to pinch and wear your lines. I've been riding these for about 350 miles and in conditions from dusty Tahoe trails to snow covered Oakridge. These are holding up well and have required zero adjustments since install. This will be the first upgrade on every bike from now on.

Similar Products Used:
Stock braided and PTFE coated cables from a variety of bikes.

Review Date
June 30, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: ssorgs ,  Cross Country Rider , from Austin, TX

Price Paid:  $60.00

Summary:
Sealed Ride-Ons are awesome. Mavericks are very sensitive to front shifter cable condition as they run thru a 180 deg to a roadie FD. With Ride-Ons the shifting has been great and has been that way since the day I installed them about 13 mos ago.

Seem impervious to mud and rain. Only time I had an issue was after driving with bike on roof thru soaking, soaking rain, BUT turned out that was with the front and rear ders, not the cables. Lubed the pivots and was back in bidness.

Considering I was spending $20 or so to replace cables and sometimes housing yearly, along with the degradation in shifting leading up to the change out, $65 once every (many?) years is actually a bargain. It's hardly an upgrade but it's made shifting almost invisible.

Similar Products Used:
Teflon, jagwire

Review Date
June 4, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Vespasianus ,  Cross Country Rider , from Lansdale, PA, USA

Price Paid:  $100.00 at Chain reaction

Summary:
I had Gore cables in the early 90's and never really though much of them until I had to switch back to regular cables (sold the bike). I was absolutely shocked at how much better the Gore cables were. The new cables are even better! The web-site has video's that will guide you through the install, which is easy. The performance is second to none. I use grip shift and the cables make all the difference. I have already had a couple of mud rides and I notice no loss in performance. Highly recommended for those still running gripshift.

I also run bb7 brakes and honestly, they should come with these cables. So much smoother and much better modulation.

Honestly, they are expensive but knowing I wont have to change/maintain my cables for the next 5+ years is worth it. Plus, I got the white and they look great!

Similar Products Used:
Older gores, regular teflon cables, Shimano and SRAM cables

Review Date
May 3, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: fenby(Unregistered User) ,  Weekend Warrior , from Cardigan

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I go riding every weekend for 2 - 7 hours, usually in mud and sometimes through deep water. Thinking back over all the years I've been mountainbiking I realise I've wasted countless hours attempting to keep my gears shifting properly using regular gear cables. Full suspension bikes seem to be more prone to gear shifting problems because of the extra outer cable which is necessary. I think that £40 is expensive, but all full suspension bikes which are used in muddy conditions should have them.

Similar Products Used:
Shimano