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I have been thinking if getting a Winners Choice String and cables for my CyberTec. Is it worth the investment? Has anyone done this to a CyberTec yet? I noticed my timeing marks finaly moved a little the shop owner said it would after a while.

What does this type of string and cables cost for a CyberTec?

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I feel that every Winners Choice string is a good investment and should be installed on every bow.For cost you are going to be looking at just a tad over $100.

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do they just stretch less? or do they last longer too?

what are the benefits over say a zebra twist?

John

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moparman,

The Zebra strings can't even be compared to these top shelf strings.As far as stretch,there is none.Thats one of the strong selling points of the product,WCs' patented stretching process ensures the string does not stretch.As far as how long they last,...I was use to tearing up a Zebra at least once a year,mainly due to extreme serving wear on the cam end of the harness.Now on the WC stings they use BCYs' patented Halo serving which is garaunteed to never seperate,split,or break during the "usefull lfe of the product". So far I've fired thousands of arrows thru my Q2 and the string and harness still look brand new.These babies are AWESOME.

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are their cables any different? or are just the strings better?

John

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I went through 3 zebras on my mathews due to cam wear and stretch. One String stretched almost 1 1/2"
Put on Winners choice over a year ago and it still looks like new and ZERO stretch. They are well worth the price.

I think they assemble them stretched or pre-stretch them and that is why they dont stretch. I dont know the material but the serving on them is indestructable.

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Just my 2 cents...
WC may be a good string but IMO are overpriced. They use the same materials as available to any stringmaker. It all boils down to the craftsmanship involved. I see so many posts of people raving that their WC strings haven't stretched. Well, I can say that mine don't stretch either. BCY 450 Plus material when properly made in a string doesn't stretch (okay, some will say that they settle in so they must stretch). As I've said before I have nothing against WC, only against what I feel are outrageous prices. I know for a fact that if you do some checking you can find stringmakers who will make a set (string and cable(s)) for almost 1/3 the price of WC and they will last just as long with no stretching. If you want go to www.bcyfibers.com and you can research different materials. They used to have a string comparison chart showing stretch of different materials as well as break strengths. Sorry to go off but I just don't like people feeling they have to pay (again my opinion) high prices for something they should be getting every year.

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while that may be true...if you dont know or have a reputable stringmaker around, you are pretty much SOL. WC or something else commercially made is about it.

i am looking for a new string and cable for my mq32. i am seriously looking at WC, but have not done it yet based on $$.

John

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I went to the bow shop lastnight and ask about a WC string and Cables he said he could get me the setup two color installed under 100.00. So I think I am going to do it.

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a sad day when a set of cables & strings costs 1/6 of the price of the bow.....sorry hell will freeze over before I spend a hundred bucks on cables & strings!

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Everyone on here complains about the cost of a string and cable made by the Winners Choice company.In my opinion they make the best of both on the market!!!I think most of these people complaining are in some way involved with or running there own shop and CAN'T compete with the Winners Chioce products!I will be installing a string and cable made by Winners Choice on BOTH of my Hoyts when the time comes.I think you only get what you pay for.Would you put a $20.00 string on a $600.00 bow?I won't.

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A friend of mine took his bow and a buddies bow to a local pro shop. The owner said he makes strings and cables. He left the bows and picked them up 3 days later.

The price? 250 dollars or 125 dollars each.
Now I looked at the strings, nothing fancy just black on black. The bows were Hoyts if that is important. I dont know about anybody else but it seems to me that a Winners Choice with custom colors is not a bad deal at those prices. The strings have held up fine and those 2 guys didnt think nothing of plunking down 1/6 of the bows price to have them shooting like new again. Iam sure that the material used was of the finest quality.

I guess what I am trying to say is it seems to me, people are willing to pay for services they can depend on. Even if it is a little overpriced.

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let me ask you this....if you spend a few hundred dollars in a couple of years on strings why not just start making them yourself? it's not that hard, you get to pick your materials, and you get to do something you have complete control over.

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I will have to agree. I feel that 100 bucks is kinda steep for something that will eventually wear out and need replacing. My freind shoots winners choice and shoots almost daily. He has to replace his once a year. I shoot 450 plus strings and replace mine once a year. I think I'm saving a couple of bucks for a new bow this way.

Winners Choice does make the best and nicest strings I've seen, make no doubts about it. But, I just cant justify spending that much for them.

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Yes, I do make my own strings. Yes I do sell them to people if they want. No, I don't advertise. Last time I did I had people griping over my price ($14.00 for a string for a double cam). They would e-mail for specs on their bow and difference in materials. I gave all this to them just to help regardless if they bought from me or not. Do I hold a grudge against WC or Muzzy or anyone who makes their own? Nope. I sold mine for what I did because I dislike seeing people get taken, spending way too much and then not changing them as often as they should because either they can't afford to or feel that for the price it is going to hold up indefinetly. Spend what you want where you want, It's not going to affect me one way or the other. It's just my personal feelings that people feel they don't have any alternative then to spend $XXX.XX for their strings and cables. You've never seen me put a price that I charged in here until now. That reason was to show the huge difference. Are any of the other companies better then mine? I feel not. After a year of 3D shooting and hunting my string is the exact length it was when put on and no seperation on the cam (single cam). Am I trying to drum up business? Nope. Just trying to show people that with only a little effort (use the web and you canfind these string makers.
Sorry to go off again but like I said this is a gripe I have against people feeling they have no other choice.
And yes I do put a string on my bow that costs less then $20.00 and never worry about it.

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Im having a custom string put on my cybertec tomarrow night. A friend of mine has a good friend who makes them, from what I understand they use the same materail as winners choice. Im paying $45.00 for the string/cables.

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Well then! Hey I have no Probs with saving money. But I dont think I want to try to build a set of strings just yet. I just learner how to serv,

But I will check around for a better deal 4 sure.

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Grndzr, I wouldnt let anyone convince you to buy anything. If you feel that you want to spend the money and buy winners choice, go for it. Hell, I'f it didnt matter how much I spent on strings, I would probably buy them also. But I do care, so I am going to stick with what I normally buy, been successful with them, so why change?

Besides, I can save that extra money for my new.......Cybertec?