Originally Posted by
GeezyRider
Ron, I was tinkering with my Zizzo today (modified the stem so I could lower the handlebars to where I like them) and needed to shorten my cable housings to keep them tidy. As I was planning to shorten the front brake cable, I remembered seeing this photo of your FSIR Spin 5 and decided to copy this simple but elegant cable routing:
I am quite pleased with the result (little things make me happy):
This is so much cleaner and a test ride confirmed it performs like a champ. I did replace the original 90 degree noodle with one that has a 110 degree(I believe) bend to provide a better entry angle into the noodle for the housing and cable.
Thanks for giving me one of those "why didn't I think of that" moments.
Lookin' good, Geezy. Perhaps even better than mine, with that black wrap-around thingy on your cabling. Little things still matter and can provide great returns on aesthetics and function, as well as personal satisfaction. 👍🏼
Last week, I installed the RD and cable housing on my FnHon Storm. I inserted the shifter cable in the housing, ran the housing through the frame cable guides, attached the cable to the RD and dialed in the indexing on the RD. Shifting was all smooth and crisp when I realized the cable housing was still far too long. I wasn't gonna leave it like that, of course. I have dignity, self-respect and standards, after all. So, I undid and did all that again in order to cut the housing to size. This was how it looked in the end:
No sloppy protuberance in the front or extension beyond the front block carrier, no sloppy protuberance at the RD either.
There was also the haptic pleasure of cutting the housing like a hot knife through butter with this new cable splicer I bought recently.
Is chrome vanadium steel top material? I don't know, but these things sure cut.
I am a firm believer that how you do something is how you do everything. I don't do half-assed.