[Review] Odyssey Linear Slic Kable.

[ozz]

I've had this cable for about 2 months. i have had no complaints whatsoever. i got it because my gyros cables got ****ed up.

as soon as i put it on, i could feel a big difference in my braking power, its a million times better than a gyro. you can spin the bars 4-5 times untill it runs out of cable (its long) and the wheel still spins, and the brakes still work (not as well as it does normally though.)

it is cheaper than a gryo, 8.95 from albes. it comes in a few colours: blue, red, black, and glow in the dark.

this cable is awesome. i cant think of a single thing wrong with it. 10/10 for sure

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v380/oz360/slickable.jpg

[Bladerboi2k4]

great article. about how long is the cable?

[redbone]

Is it any difference between Odyssey LINEAR and Odyssey SLICK LINEAR cable?

[stolen_rider]

^ same thing just the names been shortened

[ozz]

Is it any difference between Odyssey LINEAR and Odyssey SLICK LINEAR cable?

its long. easily long enough, you might even want to cut it but i didnt bother.

in a few weeks after i get a new sprocket, chain, pedals and some other little stuff ill take some pics

[bongo]

the linear slic cable will allow the brakes to work ok when the bars have been turned around so u cant turn them around no more. the slic cable wont let the brake work worth sh*t after only spinning the bars one time around. the linear slic cable is 50in long. slic cable is 60in long.

[Bladerboi2k4]

so bongo are you saying the linear cable is better than the slic?

[bongo]

yes i am. that is if you run a straight cable. if you run a gyro then it dont really make a difference.

[shOo]

yes, slic cable is bad, but linear anad linear slic is the same cable.

[mshbiker31390]

so you never even cut it, i got one for christmas and i cut it like 2 feet, and i can still spinn the bars around 2 times.

[ozz]

why cut it? its not getting in the way at all, and if it does hang in a bad way zip ties are your friend.

[mshbiker31390]

haha yea i love those zipties. work for me, i just think that it looks kinda wierd if your break cable is like three feet in front of you handlebars :wink:

[ozz]

this is my cable, uncut, with only 1 ziptie (look closely at the frames gyro tab)

http://www.dominatephotos.net/image.php?i=57

http://www.dominatephotos.net/image.php?i=56
and this one just to put it in proportion for you:
http://www.dominatephotos.net/image.php?i=58

[Sobotinator]

I got a white odyssey linear slic kable a few days ago, and it's much better than the other cable. It come pre-stretched, so there's not much breaking in to go through, and it's really smooth. The lever moves a lot smoother when pulling the brake, and I've noticed that I don't have to pull as hard on the brake when doing abubacas and fufanus.

...on a side note. I don't believe you about you saying that you can spin the bars 4-5 times. Maybe if you are using front brake only or something, but I hooked mine up without cutting at first, and there was way too much cable, I could spin it 2 full rotations and a little bit more, and the brake still worked, but not very good.

I cut about...maybe... 8 inches??? off of mine, and it's perfect that way. I can still do barspins and spin it a bit more, and in my opinion, that's all you need.

another thing I'd like to say, with the part I cut off, I was experimenting with how strong it is, so I started to try to kink it... WOW! it's incredibly hard, I ended up folding it a bit, but it took so much force, and it's not like you're gonna go up to your brake line and try to bend it and use as much force as possible...

The brake lne's a bit heavy (who cares honestly) but the thing I don't like is that it hangs down and can rub the tire when landing jumps. So I had to tape the cable to the top tube on my frame close to the head tube so it wouldn't hang down... I'm just waiting till I can get a hold of a zip tie ;)

All in All, I give it a 9/10

PS the white cable looks siiiiick :)

[ozz]

i dont know why i could do so many more spins than you. maybe you had it zip tied to much?

my cable seems to be showing some signs of ware. if anything bad happens i will keep this updated.

[nutsgeezer]

Id be cutting that down, its HUGE!

[Sobotinator]

i dont know why i could do so many more spins than you. maybe you had it zip tied to much?

my cable seems to be showing some signs of ware. if anything bad happens i will keep this updated.

Oh I think I know what happened. Did you spin yours all the way one way, then saw how many times it spun the other way? Cause I only tried one way, so that might be the reason I didn't get as many, but I don't really care, all I need is for it spin a full rotation one way, and a full rotation the other :D

[DeathisCertian]

Good cable. I just got it and i makes a difference. The reason you can spin it so tight if cuz its not like the normal cables on the inside. The housing does'nt have the tight wound flat wire inside, cut a normal housing cable and you will see what I mean. The insides got this rubbery wax oil stuff that makes the cable super smooth inside. Also because it does'nt have the cable inside the housing, you don't get kinks if you spin it to far.

[Denton]

So if i ran just a normal slic cable on my back brake with no gyro I wouldn't be able to do barspins

[nutsgeezer]

I had a federal slik cable and it span twice with no problems.

[Denton]

I mean an odyssey slic cable not any slic cable.soz

[nutsgeezer]

yeah but they are pretty much the same.

[Denton]

If i got a Linear slic cable would it better to have it run down the side of my bars or through the bars.Becuse I want to get the bars to spin around as many times as possible or wouldn't it make a difference either way.
P.s. if you reply please don't say have a gyro because my'n has
broke and the braking power with gyro's is crap.

[Denton]

If I brought the linear slic cable would it come with a straddle cable or would I have to buy one separetly if so where from.

[bmxer114]

i got the glow in the dark one and i notice that my brakes are like 10x's better then before. i also got them because i have the glow in the dark jc's and the cable matches.

[Hellfury]

sounds like great cable :)

[nutsgeezer]

I'll add my review:

This cable sucks! as far as spinning the bars, it stays bent quite well. But a regular slic cable gives much better braking, costs less and is easier to cut. I certainly wont be buying this cable again. Federal slik 4eva!

[redbone]

I'll add my review:

This cable sucks! as far as spinning the bars, it stays bent quite well. But a regular slic cable gives much better braking, costs less and is easier to cut. I certainly wont be buying this cable again. Federal slik 4eva!
don't know what did you do to your cable, but it doesn't lock brakes after about 540+ spinning, brakes quite well, also what's so 'bad' about staying bent? that's only the look of it. though I'll probably order federal slick to try, but I haven't seen it anywhere in US..

[nutsgeezer]

nothing bad about it staying bent, that was a plus point, hense the 'but'. It doesn't effect the brakes after 540 but the federal never did after 720 and maybe more (I cut it so it only went round twice). Maybe the linear cable isnt that bad, but everyone gives it these great reviews, which made me go out and buy it, only to find out its a pretty crappy cable compared to the cheaper one I used to use.

[nate-14]

i can do 2 successful barspins with my odyssey slic cable and still brake, its just stiffens the brake a bit more but when u do like 5 of em then ur brake locks onto the rim
i say get the slic, linear isn't really useful unless your a barspin/tailwhipping maniac
oh ya and i've tried an odyssey linear cable and they both brake the same

[mshbiker31390]

what are some other brake cables that arent odyssey??

[Jezie R.]

Sorry... I don't know why I said such a thing.

I failed to see that people who post in this forum are REAL people with REAL feelings...

Sorry for being mean. I wasn't myself. Yes I had a VER VERY bad day and it was my mistake.
Forgive me as I did not mean to hurt anyone's feelings. I was just mad after I read something in some other posts. I'm just tired of people stereotyping other people and it seems I have become what I hate the most.

Please, if you can, forgive me. If you don't want to then that is your right. Please feel free to bad mouth me or what ever... Or the moderators can ban me. I deserve it.

[ozz]

I've had this cable for about 2 months. i have had no complaints whatsoever. i got it because my gyros cables got f*ck up.

as soon as i put it on, i could feel a big difference in my braking power, its a million times better than a gyro.you can spin the bars 4-5 times untill it runs out of cable (its long) and the wheel still spins, and the brakes still work (not as well as it does normally though.)

it is cheaper than a gryo, 8.95 from albes. it comes in a few colours: blue, red, black, and glow in the dark.

this cable is awesome. i cant think of a single thing wrong with it. 10/10 for sure






Saying a straight cable is better than a gyro is a fallacy. Only a true incompetent moron and and an entirely mechanically IGNORANT person would ever said that.

How can you sigles are better than say a dual modded setup with a modded gtx?

It seems not surprising that even pros say thet gyros suck. That's because they don't have enough brain cells or simply don't even have the problem solving capability of even a chimp to comprehend with such simple devices.

A straight cable is only light and that's that. Only an unrepentant moron would say that single can be spun without any problems. You have to spin them back again the same amount of f*ck times you spin them in the forst place. With a gyro you can spin them a BILLION TIMES. MORON.

If it wasn't all about stupidity then a great number of technical riders wouldn't use them. LEARN HOW TO WORK ON A BIKE BEFORE SAYING IT IN THE INTERNET ABOUT HOW A PART SUCK.

Because you normally make good and helpfull posts im going to assume your just having a bad day or something.

BUT -

If you had read the whole sentence, when i said it was better, than a gyro i was talking about the braking power. im at fault there, it should have read "it's a million times better than MY gyro was"

If i had a lot of spare money and time, i would probably have a gryo. i am in no way against them and agree they are nice. but i dont have the money for a decent setup, or the time to constantly keep it dialled.

I think the saying "if you dont have anything nice to say then dont say anything" sort of comes to place here. I didn't deserve that.

[Jezie R.]

what are some other brake cables that arent odyssey??

We the people have their own version of linears...

and ozz. I'm just saying here, if you set them up right. you don't have to ever dial them again.

[malvern.nick]

i ordered one this morning i hope its worth it

[emilydickinson]

It will be fine. When you install it, put a piece of electrical tape at the end of the housing where it feeds into the barrell adjuster on the brake lever. I noticed th housinh tends to crack there pretty fast.

[pinkbikesrock]

Hey i love the linear slic, jus one question :?: How do u cut
down the cable??? :?

[emilydickinson]

Cable cutters, Park or Felco make the best ones.

[Smudge]

Yea but does that shorten the housing to or is there like 10 inches of cable stickn out of the housing lol

[MCHardmanUK]

Remember to cost the hell out of the inner cable with a super thin grease, the less friction the smooth the brake.

Having had my Linear Slic cable for a few days now there has been a noticable difference to the crap hat wasonthere before. It also has a lot to do with how well you set up your brake, spend time ike me and it will be the sweetest, maintaince free brake youve ever use.

[terribleonebmx]

i got one of these when they first came out back in aril last year and i had it for 6 months or so and then it snapped so i got a cheap 95p wilcosons one and could feel the differance so i bourgh a new one in nov 04 and it is still going strong

Minzy

[SiNEjde]

i heard the black ones kink easier, not sure if this is true in all cases but mine got a kink, before i took it off

[i_have_a_bike]

how do you cut your cables and get through the outer casing stuff ive screwed up 2 cables trying to cut the outer metal sutff and screwed up the line

[terribleonebmx]

i cut mine using a hacksaw but it was a pain to cut , i always cut mine longer than i want it just in case i f*** it up

[stolen_rider]

i put the wire cutter things around it open and then put them on the floor and jumped on the handles which cut straight through :roll: you really shouldn't do that tho

[ozz]

im ordering another linear next time i make an order. mine works fine, but if i ever take it off i will never get it back on. the end is too freyed. my fault i know.

[kriscan]

talking about zip ties... were can i get some

[Matthew]

DIY stores or garden centres are the best palce to find them, but odd job shops have them aswell sometimes

[gdude335]

great cable. its 50 inches i think. i got it in white. so pretty