Downtube to brifters...thoughts-

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07-17-06 | 09:24 AM

nickw

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Downtube to brifters...thoughts-

I took off the Downtube shifters on my vintage trek. Now that I have some campy brifters, what type of cable stays should I be looking for. No way am I using zip ties, I was hoping there was something that threaded into the downtube shifter braz on's that would support the shifter cables. Any thoughts?

07-17-06 | 09:39 AM

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There are... A couple of places have downtube cable stops.

They are usually listed as Shimano, but I can't imagine they are really specific to group since they just hold the housing end and have a hole for the cable. Perhaps someone else can be definitive.

Here are Loose Screw's offerings:

https://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi...d=345397517842

For a steel frame, get the concave ones, for large aluminum frames (like my Cannondale) get the flat ones.

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07-17-06 | 09:42 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dgregory57

For a steel frame, get the concave ones, for large aluminum frames (like my Cannondale) get the flat ones.

Also use the flat ones if you're dealing with a PITA '80s Peugeot. The pointed edges of the DT braze-ons will not conform to the concave-design stops.

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