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XT M8000 Gear cable
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Just about to replace the inner cable on my XT M8000 11 speed shifter. Can anyone tell me if I need to use the Optislick inner cable or would a PTFE one be fine. Also does the Optislick cable have a different housing. Cheers Stevo
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Almost same thing, since they are cables with less friction than regular plain SS cables... Since PFTE and Optislick are 1.2 mm diameter, it should fit...
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(01-07-2016, 10:04 PM)bobtravers Wrote:  Almost same thing, since they are cables with less friction than regular plain SS cables... Since PFTE and Optislick are 1.2 mm diameter, it should fit...

Thanks for that. I hoped that would be the case but I had noticed Optislick had its own trademark. In the end my local didn't have either. So I will try a "quality" Jagwire.
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