Originally Posted by
HamboneSlim
Unique? Factory brazed-on wire tabs on the downtube of a Gitane Gran Tourisme:
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Wires were twisted using a vise and a screwgun.
Silicone holds wires inside fenders, to the headlight and tailight.
Rubber grommets at the fender holes.
Connectors, and cable end caps, crimped with an old AMP tool.
That's new to me, but I don't get out much.
How many of those braze-ons are there? Seems like you'd need at least a few to keep the wires from flopping around much.
Are they just loops to run the wire through?
I've contemplated similar loops on a fork blade for speedometer pickup wires.
For my commuting bike, I've gone with a slightly different arrangement for routing the taillight wires along the top tube. Instead of loops to run the wires through, I just used small loops that the wires are tied to. Seems to work fine, considering that I've ridden the bike for 16 years, but always curious about a better design.
Steve in Peoria