Polymer Coated Cable

The secret is polymer coating that when viewed under a microscope looks like a series of tubes wrapped around the cable. This means less surface area rubbing the internal housing liner and it holds grease longer. Main benefits are significantly less shifting effort and the feeling of a quicker shift action also improved braking power with remarkably less brake lever effort.

*1: Inner Cable
*2: Polymer Coating

*1: Inner Cable
*2: Polymer Coating
*3: Grease
*4: Outer Liner

*1: Transmission Efficiency of Shifting Cables
*2: Polymer Coated Cable
*3: Current SIL-TEC
*4: Other SHIMANO cable
*5: Repeat times
*6: Efficiency

*1: Polymer Coated Cable
*2: Other SHIMANO cable
*3: Lever input force
*4: Braking power