I think it depends on the quality of the cable outer itself. I had a cheap one before and it wasn't flexible enough to keep it short. When I switched to Gore RideOn, it could be shortened quite a lot.
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I think it depends on the quality of the cable outer itself. I had a cheap one before and it wasn't flexible enough to keep it short. When I switched to Gore RideOn, it could be shortened quite a lot.