Originally Posted by
jimmuller
In that pic the cables appear to run in front of the bar. Some of us, perhaps almost all, would say they should run behind the bar. It's a tossup about whether the rear should run to the left of the right of the stem.
"I've cut this cable three times and it's still too short."
Interesting. Almost every vintage bike I have ever seen has the cables in front of the bar. Is there some advantage to switching or is it just aesthetic?