Jagwire Ripcord : Out of the Box
May 5th, 2008 by Arleigh
Jagwire Ripcord DIY Brake Kit
MSRP: $25-30
Colors: Too many to list!
Bikes can be very simple things. If you are a constant reader of The Bike Lab you’ll know my slight obsession of making my single speeds bomb proof. Not only bomb proof but feeling good and not too heavy in the process. Next to your drive train your brakes gets used or felt the most (in my mind.) Every time I pull on that lever if there is any drag, grinding, grabbing or squealing it drives me bonkers. Clicking of a wheel or any other weird noise doesn’t bother me too much, but brakes and drive train do. Sure, many people go with hydraulic brakes for this reason. Every time you ride they feel the same until you have to replace the brake pads or bleed the line. I like hydraulics just fine but something in a good pair of Avid BB7’s I can’t find elsewhere.
Enter in after market brake cables and housing. Get that drag out of your cable, Teflon coated, Kevlar reinforced and loose some weight when you are at it.
Jagwire’s Ripcord ranges from $25-30 for a kit. The kit is enough cable and housing to cover your front and rear brakes. With several nifty colors you can accent, highlight or bling out any bike. The white housing is installed on my new 650b single swizzle. A few more hundred miles and I will check back with a full report on how it is handling my sandy, housing killing, terrain.
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