Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit Reviews

Review score: 9.3/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £15.99 – Save 11% (RRP: £18)

Take a look now to discover what makes Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit worthy of a review score of 9.3 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – Jagwire
• Videos
• Summary
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View reviews at Chain Reaction Cycles

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Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Gear Cables. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Gear Cables. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Gear Cables. Brands like Jagwire are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Gear Cables category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Gear Cables.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £15.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.9 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Gear Cables

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Gear Cables.

We found 86 in the Gear Cables category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £19.35, making it below average at £15.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Gear Cables. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £139.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £0.49.

With 86 products available we worked out that 30 cost more than Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit and 55 were cheaper.

Cost of Jagwire products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 39 products from Jagwire, of which 11 were in the Gear Cables category.

For now though we’re looking at Jagwire branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £17.82 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Jagwire product we found was £2.49 and the highest price we could find from them was £61.99.

Of the 39 from Jagwire, 13 were more expensive than Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit and 25 were cheaper.

How much are Jagwire Gear Cables?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Jagwire products that are listed in the Gear Cables category.

The average price of the 11 products that match this search was £14.19, with the cheapest coming in at £2.99 and highest price was £39.99. With the average being £14.19, Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit comes in above average.

2 products that meet this search were more expensive than Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit and 8 were cheaper.

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Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.5 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Gear Cables category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit or another similar product, like Token TK3294 EPS Switch-Off Magnet reviews or Campagnolo Ultra Shift Gear & Brake Cable Set reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Gear Cables.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Gear Cables. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Jagwire, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.3/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010920983
• Product ID 2: 713499UK
• Brand: Jagwire
• Model number: PCK556
• RRP: £18
• EAN: 4715910040225
• Description: Jagwire Pro 1x Shift KitThis high-quality kit is suitable for both road and MTB use as it offers quicker and easier shifting. Ready for action, its outer cable’s feature an innovative construction from braided strands that are wrapped around a slick lube liner to ensure a friction-free action. Furthermore, its pre-stretched and polished stainless steel inner cables ensure you get the absolute best performance from your components.Features: Material: Steel Use: MTB, Road Speed: Single speed Included: 1x 2200mm LEX-SL Shift Housing 1x 2800mm Pro Polished Slick Shift Inner Cable 2x Sealed Alloy End Caps 4x Lined Alloy End Caps 1x Hooded Alloy End Cap 1x Cable Tip 1x 5G Tube Top 3x Cable Donuts 1x Rotating Hook Technologies: XEX-SL Outer Cable: This gear outer features lightweight, braided steel strands that around a slick-lube liner and creating a compressionless ring. This provides the accurate cable movement needed for modern drivetrains, with a weight savings of 50% compared to traditional linear strand shift housing. STS-PS Cables: These pre-stretched, slick stainless steel spiral-bound cables undergo a polishing process to further remove imperfections. This creates a smoother surface with lower friction than PTFE-coated cables. With no coating, these are highly durable and compatible with all performance housings and lubricants. Typically used on high-end bikes by riders looking for ultimate performance.Buy Jagwire Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Components > Gear Cables
• Savings percentage from RRP: 11%
• Unisex
• 2.01
• Adult

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Other options for Gear Cables

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Gear Cables. 86 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Jagwire Pro 1x Shift Kit included,
Campagnolo EPS Athena Under Seat Cable Kit reviews, Spank Headset Spacers Set reviews, or we really liked the look of Brand-X Spacer Pack Carbon 3 x 10mm reviews as another alternative.