I am giving my Cross-Check an overhaul, and replacing brake levers, housings, and cables as well as shifter cables and housings.

My question is about routing the shifter cables under the bar tape all the way to the center of the bars. Every other bar end installation I've see has the cables hanging freely, but I think it would be a cleaner installation with the housings kept out of sight.

They were hanging out when I got the bike, and I have kept them that way every time I have rewrapped the bars, but I would like to bury them as long as it doesn't severely affect shifter performance