Originally Posted by agmetal

On a related note - I'm building up a bike that has no cable braze-ons on the top tube at all, and I'm wondering if there's any elegant way to set it up so that the bike is still easy to shoulder. Clamp-on cable guides make the most sense, but I'm concerned about catching my shoulder/clothing on the part of the guide where the screw goes through....

Originally Posted by noglider

That's a legitimate concern. The bottoms of those screw-on clips are very painful if they bear the weight of the bike on your shoulder. If you don't mind the look, you could install them sideways so the hurty part faces to the side and there's nothing sharp on the bottom.