acaurora

So when I first got my bike, it had what looks kind of like a "dent" in the front brake assembly. I thought it was a "feature", as one of the cables in front, whenever I was steering straight, "rested" in the "dent". And thus I never inquired about it.

Fast forward about two months to today, I was showing a friend this, and he said that it was definitely something that is not a feature , so I probably will be taking it to the bike shop soon when I have the time. In the meantime, what do you guys think? I tried to take pictures, but this is the only one that can clearly show it.

I assume Shimano will replace it, hopefully.

Val23708

Incorrect installation. Warrenty is void.

acaurora

Can you be more specific ?

Quel

You should not have cables hitting your front brake like that. Can we get another picture of your cable routing up front?

midgetmaestro 

+1 How is your housing routed? I can't see how that's even possible if it was done correctly.......

mzeffex 

Yeah.. I wouldn't assume Shimano will replace it. They'll call it wear and tear, even if it is the bike shop's fault.

acaurora

Ask, and you shall receive: That's the way it was when I got it.

AngryScientist 

pic of the whole bike please, how is this possible?

AngryScientist 

ahh, i see now, poor cable routing. the cables shouldnt be rubbing on anything...

JoelS

Housing is way too long. Bike shop is responsible, you should take it back to where you bought it. This isn't a problem with the brake/Shimano.

acaurora

Ask and you shall... nvm. *sees the new posts* Well I guess it'll be interesting going to the LBS and see what they say (and what they will offer to do, as the LBS that I originally bought the shop from is... about 2.5 hrs away... a doable drive, just... yeah...)

midgetmaestro 

I know what the drive is like just to go to a decent shop...(at least it's only an hour and a quarter for me) Let us know what they do (or don't do, but hopefully that's not the case).

acaurora

Well, the LBS here is a 5 minute drive, as I said, the LBS I *bought* my bike from, however, is a 2.5 hour (2 actually, Google Maps thinks we all drive the speed limit ) drive away. But I know what you mean

Thanks everybody for the quick replies. Will report back once I take it to the LBS.

liquefied

If the shop is 2.5hrs away forget it. Just trim the housing yourself. It'll take you much less time even if you screw up a few times.

mzeffex 

Either way, if they don't replace it, it's no big deal. I'd just trim the housing and then go ride!

midgetmaestro 

ahhhhhh okay, I understand (brain is running at a limited capacity right now, hence the BF browsing )

kayakdiver

So did you drop the bars in the stem yourself? Did you shorten the stem? Did you flip the stem? All these things will make the housing longer than it left the shop when you purchased it.

If you didn't do any of the above... it's on the shop. I tend to make wholesale fitting adjustments when I get a new bike home and 9/10 i'm cutting housings and shortening cables.

Any of this ring true?

ptle

You may want to try trimming the housing and cross the bare cables underneath the downtube. This may make the shifting smoother and also your cable lines.

acaurora

I did not make any modifications to it when I got it. It was already "flipped" when I got it. I just find it a bit surprising how the housing can rub away the metal.

kayakdiver

It shouldn't be touching the metal to begin with... Bad assembly job.

jrobe

This cable routing looks just like the spaghetti I had tonight. In fact, the spaghetti was organized better.

acaurora

haha, good to know. Am thankful that I asked BF about this instead of just continuing to ride it.

CyciumX

You'll have to buy an 808 set to account for all that added drag up front

umd

The housing is metal

acaurora

Oh. I see. Well, I'll stop making a fool of myself now