One bike, every length published, $15.49
SHIMANO Brake set: 5 mm (0.20 in) housing, 2 × 1.6 mm (0.08 × 0.06 in) cables
A complete brake cable set with 2,200 mm (86.6 in) of 5 mm (0.20 in) housing and two stainless 1.6 mm (0.06 in) inner cables of different lengths.
What you are getting
A complete Shimano brake cable set for one bike, front and rear: one 5 mm (0.20 in) housing, 2,200 mm (86.6 in) long; two 1.6 mm (0.06 in) stainless steel inner cables, one at 1,000 mm (39.4 in) and one at 2,050 mm (80.7 in); four ferrules and two cable tips. 45 g (1.6 oz). Fits road or mountain. $15.49.
Every length and diameter is published, which nothing else here manages
- housing: Ø 5 mm (0.20 in), 2,200 mm (86.6 in)
- inner cables: Ø 1.6 mm (0.06 in), 1,000 mm (39.4 in) and 2,050 mm (80.7 in)
- ferrules: 4
- cable tips: 2
Five figures and two counts. The Corki shift set on this page publishes its lengths too, and contradicts itself on one; the two Jagwire rolls publish a length and a disputed diameter, and no inner cable at all.
The two different cable lengths are the detail worth noticing: a short one for the front brake and a long one for the rear. A set with two identical cables leaves you cutting one down, and a cable cut short cannot be lengthened.
It is the one complete set here, and the cheapest route for a single bike
$15.49 for everything a bike’s brakes need. The Jagwire brake roll on this page is $26.99 for 15.2 m (50 ft) of housing and no cables.
For one bike, this. For five bikes, the roll — and then inner wire bought separately.
Stainless inner wire, with the reason given
“Stainless steel inner wires provide smooth movement and higher corrosion resistance”, and the description adds “for increased service life”.
A brake cable fails by rust and fraying inside the housing where nothing can be seen. Stainless is the answer, and it is worth more on a brake cable than on a gear cable because the consequence is different.
The gear cable already published on this shelf is galvanized rather than stainless — the cheaper finish, for the lower-consequence job.
The liner is named, which is rare
“Cable housing is lined with slick polymer shield to assist with smooth cable movement.”
Both Jagwire rolls say “plastic sheath lining” without more. A liner is what a cable actually slides against: the steel of the housing never touches the wire, and a worn or contaminated liner is why old brakes feel sticky when everything looks fine.
1.6 mm (0.06 in), which is the brake standard and the fitment check
Brake inner wire is 1.6 mm (0.06 in); shift inner wire is 1.1 to 1.2 mm (0.04 to 0.05 in). Brake housing is 5 mm (0.20 in); shift housing is 4 mm (0.16 in).
That is the pair of figures to carry in your head on this shelf, because the tag here is that the two look alike. Both of this set’s figures are brake figures, and they confirm each other.
One thing it does not include
No cable ends for the housing beyond four ferrules, and no frame donuts — the small rubber rings that stop housing rattling against a frame. The Hyakoz set already published on this shelf includes donuts, and it is a detail that matters on a painted frame.
What is not published
No ferrule diameter, no liner material beyond “slick polymer”, no cable strand count, and no minimum bend radius. The housing is 2,200 mm in one piece, which is enough for a rear brake on most frames and has to be cut for the front.
Availability
Read on the day this page was built: $15 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-06. The live price is at the top of the page.
