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TECH NEWS: RBA HOW TO: INSTALL GORE’S RIDE-ON SYSTEM
Road Bike Action
September 15, 2011
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If your bike isn’t shifting as sharply as it once was and your endless adjustments have yielded little results, you might be in need of some new cables.
Gore’s Ride-On Professional derailleur cable system is a popular choice among pro teams and enthusiasts alike. First introduced back in 1993, the Gore cable system has become renowned for its signature combination of cable coating, protective liner, housing and lubrication, which not only protects cables from water and dirt in a sealed environment, but provides noticeably easier shifting that can pay dividends with less hand fatigue during a long ride.
“The professional system was designed for pro-level road bikes for use in a variety of conditions,” says Gore’s product manager, Lois Mabon, “and can be found on all SRAM-sponsored professional teams during the 2011 season. It features stainless steel cables for added strength, and the cable coating and lubricated housing provides extremely low-friction shifting performance.”
The installation procedure may seem complex at first, but it’s actually quite simple once you figure out how the system is pieced together. Here’s the basic installation procedure:
Shift your chain into the small chainring up front and smallest cog in the rear. Remove old cables and, using the old housings as a guide, cut the new housings with wire cutters.
There are two different lengths of cable in the Gore kit. The longer cable is for the rear derailleur, and the shorter cable is for the front derailleur. Also note that each cable has a different-sized end piece: a larger, 4.4 mm end for Shimano/SRAM drivetrains, and a shorter 4.0 mm end for Campagnolo. Select the ends that correspond to your drivetrain brand, and remove the ends that you willnot be using.
Place one standard ferrule (small black cylinder with “Ride-On” printed on the side) on each end of the cable housing that will connect to your shifters. Insert the ferrule-covered housing end into your shifter ports.
Insert the ends of the shifter cable housing into the “ultra-longnosed” ferrules (standard ferrules attached to a thin, clear, plastic sheath), and then pass the sheaths through downtube cable stops, underneath the bottom bracket, and ending at the respective front and rear derailleurs.
The rear derailleur cable housing utilizes one standard ferrule where it meets the derailleur, and a “short-nosed” ferrule (standard ferrule with a thin, black sheath) where the housing meets the chainstay cable stop. Cut the clear plastic sheath from the “ultra-long-nosed” ferrule where it meets the
“short-nosed” ferrule.
With all ferrules placed into their proper cable-stop locations, thread the cables through shifters and housings just as you would any other cable system.
When the rear derailleur cable exits the clear sheath at the chainstay, insert it into the “short-nosed” ferrule after connecting the two with a supplied rubber grub seal.
Secure cables to derailleurs and adjust shifting as normal. Trim off excess cable, attach crimp caps to cable ends, and cover crimp caps with Gore’s supplied rubber cap ends.
For more information: Gore Ride On Cable Systems
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