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34_SRAM Red Cable and liner
Founded 42 years earlier, the Gore Company stepped in 2000 into the bike clothing business with the Goretex fiber. Water repellant, breathable, light, these clothes made riding in northern European conditions a bliss.
Another usage of the fiber was experimented: as it was smooth as silk, Gore used it to create a derailleur cable and liner set, where the friction was extremely limited.
The liner running through the entire cable, also ensuring a protection from mud and dirt.
This cable set was more expensive than others but promised a maintenance free usage for several seasons, as opposed to standard systems that required under hard conditions changes twice a year.
Unfortunately, the product did not receive enough success and Gore stopped it in 2012, sold the last ones to SRAM who continued to propose it a few years for their road red groupset before definitely stopping it.
There is unfortunately no replacement to this option today.
34_SRAM Red Cable and liner
Founded 42 years earlier, the Gore Company stepped in 2000 into the bike clothing business with the Goretex fiber. Water repellant, breathable, light, these clothes made riding in northern European conditions a bliss.
Another usage of the fiber was experimented: as it was smooth as silk, Gore used it to create a derailleur cable and liner set, where the friction was extremely limited.
The liner running through the entire cable, also ensuring a protection from mud and dirt.
This cable set was more expensive than others but promised a maintenance free usage for several seasons, as opposed to standard systems that required under hard conditions changes twice a year.
Unfortunately, the product did not receive enough success and Gore stopped it in 2012, sold the last ones to SRAM who continued to propose it a few years for their road red groupset before definitely stopping it.
There is unfortunately no replacement to this option today.