Shimano XTR SIS Shifter Cable Set

Review Date
February 21, 2009

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Reviewed by: Tim(Unregistered User) ,  Cross Country Rider , from Tallinn

Price Paid:  $25.00 at Rademar

Summary:
I am really disappointed.

Review Date
October 27, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: jSatch ,  Weekend Warrior , from San Diego

Price Paid:  $20.00 at BeyondBikes

Summary:
High quality product. Easy to set up, works smoothly. Rubber dust/rain protectors good idea- easy to slip aside and clean cable. Full length rain protectors require disassembly for the occasional dust and dirt maintenance.

Hey Shimano, get with the program; your pre-cut cable housing no longer fits a majority of bikes- it fits almost no bikes. Housing will need to be trimmed anyway, so why cut it beforehand? The 2 handlebar pieces were plenty long. For the front derailleur I needed a piece about an inch and a half longer than the intermediate piece supplied. I had to salvage a piece of my old housing. As I cut way more than that off the handlebar sections, this was just foolish. I would have preferred a single housing section from the front triangle to the rear derailleur, bypassing the rear cable stops, but again- pre-cut housing killed that idea.

I like the idea of the dust/rainboots for the Shimano setup. It creates an intermediate chamber for some dust/dirt before contaminating inside the housing where it would affect performance. Easy to clean, unlike the full length rain protectors. Nonetheless, the pre-cut housing lengths are just too idiotic to support so I might give Jagwire Ripcord a go next year.

Minus 1 chile for the housing. Everyone complains about it, Shimano has yet to listen.

Review Date
May 27, 2007

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Reviewed by: patrick (Unregistered User) ,  Cross Country Rider , from colorado springs, co

Price Paid:  $30.00 at criterium

Summary:
Poorly thought out.

Similar Products Used:
bulk cable + housing from LBS