LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set Review

LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set Reviews

Review score: 9.5/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £13.49 (RRP: £13.49)

Take a look now to discover what makes LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set worthy of a review score of 9.5 out of 10.

LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set Review


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LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set features

LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set specs

LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Brake Cables found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Size: 2 x 2000mm Inner cable, 1 x 2100mm Outer

Other Brake Cables found with this Spec: 2

Feature 1

31 strand inner cables with Superior Shine finish for reduced friction and enhanced flexibility

Other Brake Cables found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Ø 6x10mm Shimano® and SRAM® compatible anchor

Other Brake Cables found with this feature: 2

Feature 3

Single anchor eliminates cutting and possible fraying prior to installation

Other Brake Cables found with this feature: 9

Feature 4

Corrosion resistant stainless steel inner cable

Other Brake Cables found with this feature: 2

Feature 5

Stainless braided outer housing for added durability and flexibility

Other Brake Cables found with this feature: 2

Feature 6

Compatible with caliper, cantilever, v-brake and mechanical disc brakes

Other Brake Cables found with this feature: 3

Price

£13.49

Number of Reviews

3

Review Score

1 / 5

Average score in category: 4.2/5

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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 Brake Cables. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set.

The first thing is material. Looking at what LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set 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 Brake 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 Brake Cables. Brands like LifeLine 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 Brake 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.


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 Brake 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 LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set.

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 LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £13.49 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.2 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Brake Cables

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

We found 69 in the Brake Cables category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £11.63, making it above average at £13.49.

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 Brake Cables. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £61.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £0.99.

With 69 products available we worked out that 22 cost more than LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set and 46 were cheaper.

Cost of LifeLine products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 311 products from LifeLine, of which 9 were in the Brake Cables category.

For now though we’re looking at LifeLine branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £21.32 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest LifeLine product we found was £1.25 and the highest price we could find from them was £559.99.

Of the 311 from LifeLine, 119 were more expensive than LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set and 191 were cheaper.

How much are LifeLine Brake Cables?

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

The average price of the 9 products that match this search was £4.21, with the cheapest coming in at £1.49 and highest price was £13.49. With the average being £4.21, LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set comes in above average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set and 8 were cheaper.


LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set 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 LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.3 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Brake Cables category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 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 LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set or another similar product, like LifeLine Brake Cable Outer Casing reviews or LifeLine Cable End Caps 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 Brake Cables.


Brand

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


YouTube Video of LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set. 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 9.5/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010918825
  • Product ID 2: 566964UK
  • Brand: LifeLine
  • Model number: LL-186SS31-BR
  • RRP: £13.49
  • EAN: 5056097005720
  • Description: LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set – RoadThe LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set gives your road bike’s drop bar brakes a smooth action with an effortless feel. With its construction from 31 strands of stainless steel filaments and its machined finish, it needs no extra lubrication, giving you a premium brake feel that lasts. The kit includes moulded frame protectors to ensure your paintwork stays in top condition.Features:¬† 31 strand inner cables with Superior Shine finish for reduced friction and enhanced flexibility¬† √ò 6x10mm Shimano and SRAM compatible anchor¬† Single anchor eliminates cutting and possible fraying prior to installation¬† Corrosion resistant stainless steel inner cable¬† Stainless braided outer housing for added durability and flexibility¬† ¬† Compatible with caliper, cantilever, v-brake and mechanical disc brakesIncluded:2x stainless steel inner brake cable¬† 1x Stainless Braided outer cable – 2100mm¬† 8x Precision brass ferrules¬† 2x Cable O-rings¬† 2x Custom moulded frame protectors3x Brake cable end capsBuy¬†LifeLine Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Components > Brake Cables
  • Size: 2 x 2000mm Inner cable, 1 x 2100mm Outer
  • Unisex
  • 0
  • Adult

Other options for Brake Cables

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Brake Cables. 69 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching LifeLine Performance Brake Cable Set included,
LifeLine Cable Ends reviews, Jagwire Road Elite Link Brake Kit reviews, or we really liked the look of Jagwire Mountain Elite Link Brake Kit reviews as another alternative.

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