Originally Posted by roadrunnerblink

So i'm halfway through fixing up an old road frame with modern day bits and have hit a snag.... There are no housing stops welded to the frame to bear the force of the cable on changing gear. I've realised I can solve this by simply running the housing all the way to the bottom bracket stops but i'm not sure whether that will cause a lot of extra friction or not? If anyone knows or has any alternative solutions then your advice would be greatly appreciated.