Originally Posted by
bikeman715
Have you try crossing the cables ? Instead of run the cable on the right side (drive side ) of the bike , run it to the cable stop on the left side ( non drive side ) cross it over under the bottom bracket to the stop and to the rear derailleur then do the same to the other side and the cables will cross under the downtube . it might look odd at first but it will save on the housing rubbing on the headtube and removing paint , but the housing and cables will have better craves to them and work better .
I see what you're saying bikeman, sound a good potential idea to avoid paint rub, where I was going to just put some sort of sticker guard.
but that's not my immediate issue, mine is where the cable bend under the grips from the shifter is too harsh, I'm having to leave the cable out of the grip for it to move freely enough. Older Rival shifters show an optional gear cable exit so the cable can run around the rear of the bars, but these don't appear to give that option