To all you cable routing Noah It Alls
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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.
In comparison, the S2 cable routing is a Stroke of Genius.
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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.
In comparison, the S2 cable routing is 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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I've seen those. They are in the Velo Cheese-Whiz Hall of Fame.
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just use some dimple tape to protect your paint. dual function, more aero, less paint scratching.
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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."
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.
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.
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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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.
You should know that PCad, since you have a Six13.
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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.
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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https://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?id=BPC118257
they have it is clear and carbon fiber for you carbon fiber pansies.
they have it is clear and carbon fiber for you carbon fiber pansies.
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pic of my dentist bike. Check out the head tube cable adjusters...
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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.
In comparison, the S2 cable routing is a Stroke of Genius.