Schwinn Bike Brake And Derailleur

The cables are strong and move well inside the universal housing. A bicycle cable housing cutter is needed, since attempting to get through the strong steel lining is practically impossible with flat bladed cutting pliers or a hacksaw. The brake cable ends have smaller puck shapes than the ones that came with my brake levers, but they fit in and work well. The shifter cable ends are normal size. Ferrules are excellent and responded well to crimping. There are some minor drawbacks with the product -- They're tightly coiled in the package so visible bends are possible in what should be smooth curves of cable housing in front of the handlebars, and there are only four cable end caps so great care and certainty must exist before they are installed and crimped. I'm really happy with how well my 18 speed bike with linear pull brake works with these cables. They move with ease and control even though I missed the step of greasing the cables. Seating the cable and compressing the spiral lining led to excellent, powerful braking and friction shifting that required no fine tuning. The housing is long enough to have a continuous run from brake and shifter levers to the rear triangle. Fully housed cables will be protected from rain, splashed puddle water, road dust, and sweat. I have a lot of peace of mind having a set of these on hand for future use.

I have a 1983 Peugeot PF60 and found that the ends of standard cable shift cables were too big to fit into my Simplex downtube shift levers. Standard cable ends would stick out instead of fitting flush in the lever; you'd need to grind down the diameter of the cable end slightly in order to have the cable in or let it sit on top of the lever. I found an old forum post about this specific issue, and a poster recommended this Schwinn cable kit because the cable end are slightly smaller than standard. I tested this on my old Peugeot and found that it was true! Note: these cables come already threaded through the cable housing with ball ends on both ends of the cable. I just snipped off one end and pulled the cable out to use my own shift housing. Beyond the shifter lever/cable end issue, it also turned out that the barrel adjuster on my Simplex rear derailleur (where the cable housing fits into the RD) was too small to accept a standard sized housing ferrule. I tried using one of the ferrules from this kit and it also fit! Bottom line, if you have a vintage French bike with French shifting hardware and you're having trouble with cables that don't fit, these kits are worth checking out.

Four Stars because I don't know long term performance. I resurrected two old bicycles... early 2000's models...in 2021... with these kits. They fit, worked perfectly and could be modified if needed with two different ends to choose from. How they hold up? I can't say. I sold both bicycles after restoring them, but never heard from the people that bought the bikes again. So, I guess they were working fine for them. I would say, if you need budget cables/housings on an old bike, consider these. They seem to have the old 70's/80's Schwinn feel. Also, it's getting tough to find cables and housings that aren't sold in bulk quantities.

This is a very affordable, high quality cable repair set that will allow you to replace two brakes and two derailers. Even though I only needed to replace my rear derailer cable this set allows me to have an extra set of cables on hand for any future repairs. If you've never replace brake or gear cable Youtube has plenty of tutorials on this subject. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a video for you particular bike. Also don't mix up the cables. You need to use the brake cable for the brakes and the gear/derailer cable for gears. They are made different and for specific purpose. Here's a very valuable tip many other reviewers have mentioned and that is use a pair of cable cutters that are made for cutting brake or gear cable. I thought I would be fine using my pair of very high quality cable cutters however I was wrong. One of the cable I cut started to fray at the end and I had to discard that cable. I decided to get the Sunyou Mountain Bike Inner Outer Brake Gear Wire Cable Spoke Cutter Repair Tool. Although I don't feel this is the best quality tool i feel if you're a home bike mechanic this would be fine. Don't try to skimp using regular cable cutters. For the price this is a great cable set.

I bought these cables to restore my beloved 1983 Schwinn (Chicago) college bike. The cables were so worn that the derailleurs no longer reliably indexed the gears. As it happened, the cable housings were still in excellent condition after 33 years, so I decided to keep them to maintain the original look of the bike (and save myself some work). I had never installed gear cables before, but I found the process to be quick and easy (after watching several good instructional videos on YouTube). These new Schwinn cables are far superior to the original cables and now my old bike is back on the road. One installation trick I learned: After removing the old cables, I sprayed PTFE (Teflon) "dry lube" into all the housings and all contact points along the cable path. The lube liquid dries almost instantly and leaves a layer of Teflon on everything that the cable touches, thus eliminating much resistance along the cable path. Less resistance = better functionality. The PTFE spray can be found in bike shops at a high price BUT the same product can also be found in the WalMart automotive department in a larger can for a much lower price.

Perfect for a 1970's Schwinn Collegiate recable. Comes with enough cable for two bikes.

I guess I like them, I bought them 3 times now. I'd like them better if they gave you more of the ends to put on the jacket (I always need more than what it has) but the cables are long enough for any bike I've run into so far (unlike some others that are about 6" too short) so it's got that going. I strongly suggest you have a very good set of incredibly sharp cutters to cut the jacket and the cable. This stuff is made to last. ONLY because of the lack of enough end caps for the jacket am I down rating it.

I've been very satisfied with the budget Bell cable set for my vintage bikes. This time around, I opted for this Schwinn set instead. This set has a nylon liner in the cables that I thought would be an upgrade from the Bell set, which is unlined. This additional layer complicated the cut, and I felt like the nylon was somewhat damaged and frayed in the pinch of the cutters. I had been using a very marginal cutter for the Bell cables (it worked fine, but took effort) that I was not able to use with these Schwinns. So, I had to buy new cutters on the spot for $16, which I guess I sorta needed anyway (though probably not, if I had stuck with the Bells). The point is, brand new compound-action cutters did not produce the best trimmed cable housings here. The outer sheath is peeling away at the cut sites as well. The outer sheath of the Bell cables is much more firmly attached to the plain coiled-steel inners, and I've never had any problem with layers separating at all. This Schwinn set isn't a terrible option (of very few... perhaps only the two), but I will be going back to the Bell set next time; for me, those are the better cables.

Estos repuestos cumplen con su función, incluye para ambos frenos y ambos cambios.

This product was as advertised! Worked perfectly to fix my derailleur and was easy to install highly recommended

This product is well made and good for the replacement of brakes and gear cables. I used this kit for a restoration on my vintage bike and it worked perfect. I was kinda worried about the length especially for the rear derailleur cable but it was long enough. There is nothing I dislike about this product.

Seems like a decent product, however, I find there was a lack instructions; IMO, they should include how to set and make adjustments. The instructions recommend using side cutters, to cut to length, but do yourself a favour and use a grinder with a thin disc. When using the cutters, I found it crushed the inner sheathing and was a pain to try and open it back up, with an awl. Btw , a hacksaw won't cut the SS reinforcement, in the carcus. I would recommend this product, just replace one at a time and it will work out fine. 👍

These days it seems restoring a vintage bicycle is the new thing. And what’s nicer than a fun vintage bike vs all these new suspension and carbon fibre monstrosities? This cable set is perfect for your mid-eighties or early nineties bicycle. Everything installed as it should on my old Raleigh. I highly recommend this product and was not compensated for this review.