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Old 03-23-09, 10:04 PM
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To all you cable routing Noah It Alls

My team mate has a new Ridley Noah. It's two months old. It has traditional cable routing (D.A. 7900) that runs the cables past the head tube. 60 days in, the cables have already worn the paint off the head tube. It looks like friggin ass.

In comparison, the S2 cable routing is a Stroke of Genius.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
My team mate has a new Ridley Noah. It's two months old. It has traditional cable routing (D.A. 7900) that runs the cables past the head tube. 60 days in, the cables have already worn the paint off the head tube. It looks like friggin ass.

In comparison, the S2 cable routing is a Stroke of Genius.
Naked Ti. No Paint to wear off. That is truly a stroke of genius.
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3M makes these clear little stickers (about the size of a penny) that can be placed on the head tube where the cables rub. If one takes care to place them without wrinkling them they are virtually invisible.
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Originally Posted by chrisvu05
3M makes these clear little stickers (about the size of a penny) that can be placed on the head tube where the cables rub. If one takes care to place them without wrinkling them they are virtually invisible.
I've seen those. They are in the Velo Cheese-Whiz Hall of Fame.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
I've seen those. They are in the Velo Cheese-Whiz Hall of Fame.
They work...I have them on my Pegoretti and haven't even thought of them for 3 years until this post.
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just use some dimple tape to protect your paint. dual function, more aero, less paint scratching.
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Originally Posted by chrisvu05
They work...I have them on my Pegoretti and haven't even thought of them for 3 years until this post.
May it haunt you now forever.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
May it haunt you now forever.
maybe that is the squeak I've been having......hmmmmmm
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Originally Posted by chrisvu05
3M makes these clear little stickers (about the size of a penny) that can be placed on the head tube where the cables rub. If one takes care to place them without wrinkling them they are virtually invisible.
where can i get that stuff?
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Clear stickers are on all my bikes to take care of that problem. That way, I don't need housing that represents "anarchy" around my stem.

The S2 cable routing was an afterthought. I'm sure during the engineering phase of building your bike, someone was quoted as saying, "**** it, drill some holes on the top tube."
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https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?id=BPC118257

they have it is clear and carbon fiber for you carbon fiber pansies.
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I like these:


They're split down one side so you can fit them over your housing.
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that's why the little cable guides on the headtube of my LOOK are simple genius, or at least thought out design. internal cable routing is a buzzkill (but not in the way it should be)
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Originally Posted by shapelike
I like these:


They're split down one side so you can fit them over your housing.
Nah, too heavy.
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With good cable routing, nobody notices a damn thing, because that is the way it is supposed to be.
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i don't know why they changed it, my brothers damocles has the larger lower bearing and they run the cables into the headtube instead of outside of it
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Or just do it like Cannondale (for example) and others with the cable stays on the head tube, rather than behind it on the downtube.

You should know that PCad, since you have a Six13.
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Originally Posted by Tapeworm21
Nah, too heavy.
Drill them out.
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Originally Posted by uspspro

You should know that PCad, since you have a Six13.
I like the Six13, but that bike is so 2007. This is 2009. Besides, it has been discontinued. Pity. Fantastic racing bike.

The Six13 is my Ptap platform now. It has a new cassette, chain and D. A. front derailleur (the old one snapped off last week) and it is ready to rock.
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Originally Posted by chrisvu05
https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?id=BPC118257

they have it is clear and carbon fiber for you carbon fiber pansies.
Meh. They don't even list the weight.
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pic of my dentist bike. Check out the head tube cable adjusters...

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Originally Posted by patentcad
My team mate has a new Ridley Noah. It's two months old. It has traditional cable routing (D.A. 7900) that runs the cables past the head tube. 60 days in, the cables have already worn the paint off the head tube. It looks like friggin ass.

In comparison, the S2 cable routing is a Stroke of Genius.
your teammate should have known better.

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Originally Posted by garysol1
pic of my dentist bike. Check out the head tube cable adjusters...

Business is good for your dentist.
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