Bicycle control cable

A bicycle control cable configured to be mounted to a bicycle comprising:

• a central wire including at least one metallic strand defining a radially outermost surface of the central wire;
• and
• at least one string made of resin spirally wound onto the radially outermost surface in a direction intersecting with a center longitudinal axis of the central wire, the at least one resin string having a spacing between adjacent windings of the at least one resin string with a pitch between the adjacent windings being less than or equal to 1 millimeter, the at least one resin string defining an outer sliding surface for reducing a sliding resistance of the central wire, grease being applied over the at least one resin string and the central wire, at least a portion of the grease being disposed in the spacing between adjacent windings,
• the central wire and the at least one resin string being configured and arranged to slidably move in an axial direction with respect to the center longitudinal axis of the central wire within an outer case,
• the at least one resin string being thermally melted directly to the radially outermost surface of the central wire, and
• the at least one metallic strand including a plurality of metallic strands and the at least one resin string having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of each of the plurality of metallic strands.