There are some essential components for bikes such as bike brake cables, bike gear cables, road bike cable covers or mtb cable covers that are essential for the perfect functioning of the bicycle transmission.
Bike brake cables
Bike brake cables are essential for the proper functioning of V-Brake type brakes or for road bikes, since bike brake cables are not necessary in hydraulic disc brakes that go with an oil circuit. The bike brake cables must be checked periodically, since, with dirt or if they dry out, the bike brake cables will stop doing their function correctly, losing braking power, so it is important to lubricate and replace the bike brake cables from time to time.
Bike gear cables
The bicycle gear cables are responsible for making the rear derailleur and the front derailleur perform their function correctly on bicycles. Most mtb bikes or road bikes have bicycle gear cables, although it is increasingly common to use electronic transmissions on bicycles that do not have bicycle gear cables in their operation. It is important to care for and review the bicycle gear cables, as well as periodically lubricate the bicycle gear cables from time to time, since if they are dry or in poor condition we will not have a smooth feel and operation in the bicycle gears.
Road bike cable covers
The road bike cable covers are responsible for covering the bike brake cables and protect them from dirt and friction with the outside, therefore, it is important to have quality road bike cable covers so that the proper functioning of the bike changes or bicycle brakes are perfect. The road bike cable sheaths are usually teflon coated, to improve the sliding of the bike brake cables inside them, but it is also important to also lubricate the interior of the road bike cable sheaths with grease to give extra lubrication to these components and significantly improve its operation.
Mtb cable covers
The mtb cable covers cover the bicycle gear cables or mtb brake cables, especially in mountain bike the function of the mtb cable covers is very important, since they suffer a lot from dirt and mud on the ground, which is what most deteriorates the mtb cable covers reaching rust if we do not take care of their maintenance.
You can buy bike brake cables, bike gear cables, road bike cable covers or mtb cable covers in our bike shops or online bike shop.