Man, it’s not even a contest. The spirol-grooved one is way far superior to the old drum kind. The cables do not climb up on each other as you steer back and forth. That eliminates the snapping and popping and getting tight or loose as they do.
Make sure you wind it as the picture shows, with cables coming off the center of the spirol. Both cables will move fore and aft equally on the spirol as you steer.
