Originally Posted by
Noonievut
Thanks for the responses. Sorry no photo - right now I have exposed cables under the top tube and under the down tube. When I next replace cables I was going to get full length housing in those areas so that I can run a bag. Pretty confident this wouldn't be an issue thanks to the positive feedback.
If you were careful to make sure that your straps around the downtube were between the cables and frame, you probably could leave your downtube cables as is. You might want to try it first that way, and if it added any friction to your shift cables, you could make the modification later.