The less expensive rigid deraileur cable works fine. It comes in 4mm or 5mm most shops sell plastic,
aluminum or steel endcaps to match. I use the less expensive 5mm on my bikes and I stock have rolls
of both. I use the teflon lined brake housing in most applications. It too is available in Shimano
and No-namie. I see little difference and I use the no-namie on personal bikes also.
Jude....///Bacchetta AERO//bikeE AT St. Michaels and Tilghman Island.. Maryland Wheel Doctor Cycle
and Sports, Inc 1-800-586-6645 "Steve McDonald" <
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> I've never had good brake-return action with all-plastic cable sheaths, as there always seems
> to be more resistance on the cables. If they are coated with teflon, the oil I've added to
> the cables might actually retard the free sliding, rather than help it. Cable sheaths used to
> be lined with a continuous metal coil and they seemed to work better than the all-plastic
> ones you get nowadays. I have an old road bike that still has metal-coil sheaths and they
> seem to work more smoothly than the new type. If anyone has anything to add about using oil
> or grease on plastic or teflon-lined sheaths, I'd like to hear it. I wonder if you can still
> buy metal-lined cable sheaths?
>
> Steve McDonald