Originally Posted by
TrojanHorse
I only put them on my rear brake cable... the shift cables are california crossed inside the down tube so if they hit the side I probably have larger issues to worry about.
In my experience, shift cables are tight enough they never rattle against the tubes, so I've never needed to do anything with them. In contrast, the rear brake cable is quite slack when not applying brakes. On my Litespeed, the rear brake cable jangled like a bell before I slipped the tubing over it.