Brake Cables

Looking to replace the brake cables on my Jamis Renegade.
Do I buy regular road brake cable set? Was thinking getting the Dura Ace cable set just not 100% sure its long enough

A Shimano road brake cable set will not work. It will not have enough outer housing - also not sure if front brake inner cable was long enough. Also, you should use compressionless housing for your disc brakes - the Shimano housing will be too spongy feeling, which would result in a brake that never ramped up and had great power.

PoolBoyMatt wrote:A Shimano road brake cable set will not work. It will not have enough outer housing - also not sure if front brake inner cable was long enough. Also, you should use compressionless housing for your disc brakes - the Shimano housing will be too spongy feeling, which would result in a brake that never ramped up and had great power.

Ditto to what Matt said. Compressionless is good for your disc brakes.

mikeyjp wrote:Looking to replace the brake cables on my Jamis Renegade.
Do I buy regular road brake cable set? Was thinking getting the Dura Ace cable set just not 100% sure its long enough

I recently installed a Jagwire compressionless brake cable set on my Swiss Cross CX bike with Pauls Minimoto linear pull brakes. I noticed a definite improvement in brake response and feel. The Jagwire road cable set probably isn't long enough if you have to run your rear brake cable outer housing all the way from your levers to your rear brake. One nice feature of the Jagwire cable set is the brake cables have a short section of flexible cable at one end, which makes running the cable under your bars much easier. Check the Jagwire site or your local bike shop, to see if you can purchase longer Jagwire compressionless brake cables. Frankly, I was dubious about the need for compressionless -- but now I'm a believer.