What cables do I use for Sram Red?

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wilwil
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by wilwil

It seems difficult to buy Sram cables in the UK do people use Shimano? I think the gear inners are a different size by 0.1mm.

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by jobvisser

Shimano cables work just fine for me
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wheelbuilder
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by wheelbuilder

Sram specific cables feed through the shifter much easier. If you can find them, use them. Jagwire makes 1.1mm cables.
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Bluechip
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by Bluechip

While I have used 1.2mm on Sram and it worked fine, the correct 1.1 cables are much easier to install.

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by motorthings

yokozuna. best mod to the system. been using them for years.

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by sungod

wilwil wrote:
Thu Aug 30, 2018 2:45 pm
It seems difficult to buy Sram cables in the UK do people use Shimano? I think the gear inners are a different size by 0.1mm.
a quick search with google finds multiple uk suppliers, even halfords do them!

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by NiFTY

They all work. 1.1mm are easiest to install. I use kcnc ti on the brakes without issues for thousands of ks but on the shift i have had both sides fail inside the shifter (so not over clamping).
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