Giro or extended brake cable

[Matt H]

Is a giro or an extended brake cable better?
in terms of braking, spining etc?
extended brake cable really seem to be quite fashionable and "in" at the moment though

[2 smooth 4 u]

just a liniar cable is the way to go becaue the brake works better and its lighter and looks neater

[TIMOH]

long cable looks so much more neater

[Ryan]

I use full length twin cables (london mod, twin top cable) from lever to the brake caliper through an Oddysey GTX Gyro with Oddysey linear slic outer the whole way on both sides.

It will kill your straight cables and eat their children any day of the week.

['Ross]

Ive also been thinking about the same issue, my bike has a hollow star nut thing but I dont run front brakes so would running the rear cable through the head tube wreck bar spinning ability? Would the cable get all twisted and wrecked?

[shmeado]

i wouldnt put the rear brakeline through the headtube because, 1) no point cos you will have to get an even longer cable 2)it'll wreck the cable 3)never seen it done.

as for long cable vs. gyro, long cables are only good if you want a simple looking bike. They can slow down barspins and if not set up right they can screw up braking power.

If you run a gyro i would suggest that you run 2 cables all the way from lever to brake arms. My gyro set up works perfectly, it takes a bit more tinkering but its more practicle. As for weight lost by going straightcable over gyro.. its almost nothing. When i was considering going straight from my gyro i weighed the two options. The straight cable only lost about 70g, because you still need the straddle cable setup.

hope this helps,

Matt.

PS i might be wrong with some of my statements so please dont decontruct. the point was to show that they are too similar in performance to choose between.:eek:

[sam44]

also depends on how much you are willing to pay for a decent gyro set up. i have no idea what they are worth but i get linear cabels for liek $15 so they are good. and on that note depending on what pads and calipers and tension of your cables, they could be equally as good as each other.

[Sleeman]

Gyro - Better for bar spins, not as good for braking

Single cable - Brakes work, not as good for bar spins...

[GC_DJer]

i have been runnind giro for yonks now and you get sick off running into trees, you know the ones at the end of that real nice trail that you ride, their always is a tree at the end to run into, and ive been thinking and to get giro working good it costs alot more than just buying like an odyessey linear cable which costs ya $18 (www.strictlybmx.com) and at least that way you can stop. i bought mine off their , just waiting 4 it to arrive, you can always just not use brakes, ive been doing that for about 2 weeks now, just shove ur foot in the gap between ur frame and ur rear wheel it stops u pretty quick........ just my little bit.

[roasted]

Gyro - Better for bar spins, not as good for braking nope, if you set it up right (honestly not that hard) it brakes just as well.

but dont listen to me, I dont have brakes.

[shmeado]

nope, if you set it up right (honestly not that hard) it brakes just as well.

It's true, if you set up your gyro/cables correctly (like i have) it can brake heaps well. My setup (two cables the whole way) brakes better than my mtb's disc brakes. :p

All the i am saying is don't say that gyro has weaker braking power, because it doesn't, the only dowside to gyro is that it doesnt look as neat as a long cable.

Matt.

[fleshbone]

depends.most long cables i see is when it only has a back break.if you want the front,i say go giro.

[Jacko Wacko]

unless your going to be doing double whips and double barspins i say single cable is the go.

or are you too lazy to un wind your bars after a bar spin...?

[Arete]

a giro setup has more bits to develop slop and friction. You can get them working well but they require more time, money, effort and maintenance.

A straight cable is less hassle, but you need to detangle your bars after you spin them.

If you like spinning your bars enough giro, otherwise, a straight cable is the go.