Originally Posted by
dsaul
I have used that tube twice to run an internal brake cable and found that the bare cable rattled like crazy inside. I was able to fit a liner inside the brass tube to silence the rattle, but it was a tight fit to get it past the bends. No more internal routing for me. It looks cool, but makes the bike more problematic to service.
This is why I posed the question of routing internally without the brass tubes. No rattle if it can be done.