If you love your Kestrel frame, which is awesome and unique, go for it. Get a group from one of the UK online vendors and do it yourself and save a ton on money.
Seems you can just run the wire along the bottom of the down tube, tape it nicely with clear or matching tape and it will be practically invisible.
Tap test that frame while you have the parts off. Make sure there are no areas that make thunking or dull sounds.
Originally Posted by
WizardOfBoz
Given your Kestral frame is competitive in the weight department, it WILL fail after a period of normal use.
No, just stop it now.
CF does not typically fail unless damaged by being used in a manner for which it was NOT designed.
CF bikes that fail are because people dropped them, crashed them, banged them up on their racks or possibly in rare cases manufacturing defects.