Old 06-03-22, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by jonwvara
Nice! I've seen that on a couple of older bikes. Does it add a lot of friction to the shifting effort? It would seem to add a lot of cable, housing, and a bunch of extra curves.
I first set up Campagnolo barcons on my 71 Lygie wrapped along the bars like the Mondia above. I did not
like the feel so I switched it back to the original routing with one big curve from the bottom of the bar. It was a big improvement. I was using the original coiled housing but with a new liner. I also know tension on the barcon should be kept as light as possible.


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