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Nokon and Alligator can both be tricky to get spares for. If you find somewhere that has the liners is stock then buy extra while you can. I've seen a noticeable improvement in braking over regular cables using nokon on several different bikes, but haven't tried my Alligator set-up yet (bought cheaps from China off eBay). In terms of quality of the actual pieces, Alligator seem better overall to me, the paint finish on my white nokon is cheap and nasty but my black nokon looks ok. The instructions that both systems provide for setting up the links and using the right connectors are next to useless, the nokon guide is particularly bad (bizarre translations, unhelpful pics), watching installation vids on youtube is more helpful.