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Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:25 am
by sugarkane
Only weighed the rear brake section from the bars.
I links with liner came to 11g AiCAN section came to 6g
I'll do some comparisons when I get a chance..
I think the minis are marginly lighter..
But there is a good saving over the std I links

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:46 am
by lechat
Even if they weighed the same, they certainly look better than the i Links. Just hard for my niggardly ass to justify the $$$.

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:46 am
by Weenie

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Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:01 am
by BobSantini
lechat wrote:Even if they weighed the same, they certainly look better than the i Links. Just hard for my niggardly ass to justify the $$$.

+1

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:21 pm
by sugarkane
pfft this is weight weenies not penny weenies... and i totally reckon this system has an outa the box life span of 4-5 times standard cables/housing systems

that makes it cost effective in the long run..

more importantly the built in liners have the same id for both shift and brake housings.. meaning the shift housing is VERY low friction.
the difference in shifting is so good it makes you do these ones :shock:

worth the cost for the improved shifting alone. :mrgreen:

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:25 pm
by 1415chris
Have to say I was thinking about getting these cabling systems, but I'm slightly sceptical when comes to these kind of light alloy housings.
Mini I link for instance, doesn't work well when taken out of the box. Alloy segments compress themselves under the levers/cable stress for a quite long time until they reach the point they don't do that anymore.

How about Aican in that respect?

Apart the weight, they look very clean and tidy.

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:47 am
by dereksmalls
sugarkane wrote:pfft this is weight weenies not penny weenies... and i totally reckon this system has an outa the box life span of 4-5 times standard cables/housing systems that makes it cost effective in the long run..


One of the reasons why I've invested in it, oh and it saves weight :lol:

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 2:30 am
by sugarkane
Your a proper WW! :thumbup:

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:45 pm
by dereksmalls
Cool, all built up but my LBS had issues with the rear brake cable not being able to thread it through the housing. No issues with the dearailleurs or front brake but the rear cable they couldn't get it to come out the housing so I had to put a standard Campag one through :(

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:57 pm
by sugarkane
Pictures?
I don't entrust such things or expensive bikes to lbs..

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:16 am
by dereksmalls
I don't have the tools or expertise to do these things. My LBS are the NZ importers for BMC and also are the local sellers for Cervelo, Cannondale, Colnago, Pinarello. They get to work on leightweight stuff quite a bit and are pretty clued up with this. Like I said they had no issue with the other three cables just this one.
:noidea:
I'll sort photos when I can

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:41 pm
by sugarkane
What's the frame set in question..
I'm sure with some more info and maybe a picture or two we can nut this one out for you..
It's as easy to fit as std cables and if you can fit std campag cables you can totally fit the Aicans..
:mrgreen:

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:34 pm
by BobSantini
Not trying to run Powercordz through it? Madcow said 1.7 Pcords wont fit.

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:30 pm
by dereksmalls
BMC SLR with the standard Aican cable, not powercords or anything. They tried threading the cable through just in a straight line with no kinks to see if it was the bend - (which is no different to what it was with the previous cable set) - and it wouldn't come out the other end. We'll retry it on Monday when I drop the bike back.

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:57 am
by sugarkane
Must be a messed up liner section in there some where.. Push some cable through and where it jams pull the housing apart. Replace as many links as you need too..
The shifter and brake housings are identical so you should have plenty to work with

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:37 pm
by Johnny Rad
With ~30mi yesterday on my Aican brake cable set and EE brakes, I wanted to share that both work as advertised and every bit as good (or better?) than OEM components. Brake activation and modulation feel every bit as good as my outgoing prev-gen Red brakes and Alligator iLinks. Braking power, on the other-hand, is definitely increased over my old set-up. I just have to back-off a hair!

Image

(I mixed in Mini iLinks for shift cables ... lighter according to Fairwheel)

Re: AICAN superlight cable system

Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:37 pm
by Weenie

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