Originally Posted by
Wilfred Laurier
I don't know for a fact that there is no frame that meets your needs, but it seems you are being too fussy. Why are you so set on internal cable routing on a budget hybrid?
First of all, thank you for your reply. You are right it's just being fussy
As far as I can justify myself is that
- I got Shimano XT on the way for the build so it would be better for the cable to be internal
- I wanted to try internal routing for a long time already, I grew up building and riding soviet era bikes, and internal routing is something new, that I really like looks of
- Initially, I was going to buy Cube Exc frame from bike-discount.de , until I realized that shipping alone will cost around 300$-s
- It seems like every budget option(Trek DS1, Marlin series) nowadays comes with internal routing, so I thought it became something of a norm
Originally Posted by
Paul Barnard
Give Random Bike Parts a good look...
Thank you very much for the link. I have looked into their eBay, and now also into their website, they had an identical catalog. The Marin San Rafael frame mentioned in the original post was found there.