Originally Posted by madpogue

I'm still confused whether there's even an issue. As said in post # 7, the original FD is bottom-pull, using the existing DT-mounted housing stop (it's actually a stop for the FD and a guide for the RD), and a housing stop on the FD itself. Why will that not work? You seem to conflate bottom-pull with under-BB routing, and the two have nothing to do with one another. The entry- and mid-level Treks up to about '82 had bottom-pull above-the-BB cabling, as did many others of that period.