On 6/16/10 11:06 AM, Peter Cole wrote:
ng, creating quite a lot of friction.

I never replace brake cables or housing -- maybe I've just been lucky,
but they seem to last forever.

This has been my experience too. I recently changed brake housing &
cables for cosmetic purposes (yellow!) and the old stuff I removed
looked fine.

Shift cables and housings have lasted quite well for me too. Once in a
great while I discover a broken strand either at the barrel end (bar end
shifter) or under the bottom bracket. But that's not even annually.

BC
stranded