Originally Posted by
MassiveD
Am I imagining it, or were stops one of many things that were banded in the old days. I remember when BOs were not standard, or only a few were standard, on average road bikes. OK, I don't actually remember the details that well...
Usually bands were used with full length housing, they'd slip as stops. There are now clamps that'll let you add stops, but they don't make a lot of sense to me, as the clamp weights more than the housing for that run, the friction won't be high on a straight run of housing, and using some good compression-less brake housing will compensate for... well... compression.
Edit: er... ok, on second thought, I do remember seeing a few bikes with bands and a brazed on little heart shaped bump to prevent sliding.