is it possible for me to hide my cables more than this?
 

first off, apologies for this being the third thread in which i've posted a picture of my bike today.
i'm currently having trouble getting the BMC Impec off my mind (it's made by robots! i don't have 8 grand!), so i'm toying with upgrades to my current bike that i love.

as you can see, i have standard ergo bars, Rival setup with the cables routed under the tape, which is nice. I'm considering switching to a traditional bend handlebar, since im starting to find the ergo bend a little annoying in the drops.

can you recommend a handlebar with a traditional bend that will make it possible for even more cable hiding?


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I have my Rival cabling set up just like that (with the chift cables on the rear of the bar) and I don't see any other way of cleaning up more. Are you doing the criss-cross configuration on your shifter cables? I did on mine, less bends and they don't make contact with the head tube as much.

well... to answer just the thread title alone:
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yes you can.

Just ride the damn bike.

why would i do that? its more fun to just take pictures of it in different corners of my apartment and post them to this forum so noobs can troll my thread! i've put 2500 miles on the thing since the spring, thanks.

You missed my point. Just ride the damn bike.

+ a million

nice bike i have the same one - were your cable housing ever white or did it come in black?

you missed my point. i do.

I hate cable drag! Haha :wtf:

i believe the stock bike had black cables.
my bike was a bit of a weird situation - i had limited funds, couldn't afford the $3800 full price. shop was trying to clear out inventory, told me they'd swap the Red for Rival and make the price more reasonable. to me, it made sense - better frame, cheaper components that are, as far as i have read, not that much worse than Red. i've been very happy with the bike, just trying to improve it here and there as i go.

Ok, let me put it in terms you would understand. You're wasting your time, just ride your damn bike.

he meant, to him, the cables showing isn't as important as riding.

folks, i am not brain damaged. i get it. and although i'm sure we're all very impressed that he is not personally concerned with cable routing, (1) that doesn't mean i can't be, and (2) i do ride the bike, every day, rain or shine, 5AM.
so anyone who isn't interested in the topic should just *not reply,* rather than get all sanctimonious. if nobody cared about cable routing, there wouldn't be handlebars that offer internal cable routing.

Where else do you think you can hide them?

Maybe they make bars drilled so you can route the cables inside them?? I wouldn't bother, but obviously it's an issue to the OP.

i wouldn't change the bars just for that. i'm thinking of changing the bars bc the ergo grips bother me, which got me thinking about cable routing on the new ones.

Someone explain to me how traditional vs ergo bend has anything to do with hiding cables.

It doesn't which is why I was curious where else the OP planned on hiding cables given that the ones which are exposed you can't hide all that well.

It doesn't. The OP wants to change bars so since he is buying new bars he wants to know if there is a set that could possibly hide the cables more. I posted the Deda bars because they have a rear groove as well as a front groove. Beyond that the only thing would be internal routing. I think the only classic curve bar with dual grooves is the Deda 215 but Ritchey might make one as well.

+1. unless if you route the cables through the stem & into the frame, it ain't gonna matter

if you want traditional (as i infer from you post, a ritchey wcs classic, a 3t rotundo, or something similar), you ain't gonna find one with internal routing. fsa offers internal routing, but they offer nothing with a traditional bend.

besides, the cables are routed incorrectly: the sram shifters have an option for routing to the front or rear of the handlebar, and yours is routed to the rear then cut back to the front. this is a lousy setup. you should have no problem routing both the brake & derailleur cables to the front of the handlebar

Great response. Thank you.

How about a 2nd cage upgrade

If you haven't, criss-cross the the shift cables under the downtube. It makes it a little cleaner.