Classic & Vintage - Question about cable routing on PX-10

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braingel
04-26-07, 09:03 PM
I've got a PX-10 frameset with grooves on the underside of the bottom bracket shell as the means of cable routing...I had assumed it came this way from the factory, but someone has brought up the possibility that they were created by the previous owner. Any thoughts? If it helps, those aren't two grooves for the RD, there's a groove and then some missing paint to the right where it looks like the cable fell out of the groove and went unnoticed for a while.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p278/braingel/DSCN0256.jpg

Grand Bois
04-27-07, 06:59 AM
Somebody ran the derailer cables under the BB instead of using the Simplex clamp on cable guides. I don't think it was a good idea. You run into things like that with old bikes.

My '74 PX10 had this guide:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Simplex-cable-guide_W0QQitemZ120113859533QQihZ002QQcategoryZ36140QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
miamijim
04-27-07, 10:21 AM
Somebody ran the derailer cables under the BB instead of using the Simplex clamp on cable guides. I don't think it was a good idea. You run into things like that with old bikes.

My '74 PX10 had this guide:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Simplex-cable-guide_W0QQitemZ120113859533QQihZ002QQcategoryZ36140QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


I agree.

Brinehawk
04-27-07, 11:42 PM
I agree as well. just to be sure look for scoring marks on the downtube from the guide clamp.