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Old 04-14-12 | 08:38 PM
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Bikes: Co-Motion Cappuccino Tandem,'88 Bob Jackson Touring, Co-Motion Cascadia Touring, Open U.P., Ritchie Titanium Breakaway, Frances Cycles SmallHaul cargo bike. Those are the permanent ones; others wander in and out of the stable occasionally as well.

I routed my Fargo bar ends all of the way to the end of the tape near the stem. To minimize the bend to the down tube cable stops I run the cable housings to the opposite side from normal then cross them under the down tube to get them back on the correct side for the shifters. I used jag wire housing to minimize friction. This way eliminates loose floppy cables, gives unlimited room for a handlebar bag and shifts flawlessly. I was worried about the extra bends in the cable housing causing sloppy shifts but it is absolutely perfect with my 9 speed Shimano setup. To get cable housing past brake levers I just ran them up beside them on the inside and covered them with tape. Absolutely perfect setup. If I can find the link to pictures I posted here last year I will add it later. This is an uncommon setup but has been done by others also with great success.
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