Riffing on Keith’s HDPE “fix”, I think my plan is to find (or fashion) an appropriately thick piece of HDPE so that it is actually slightly thicker than those turned down “lips” of the plate. Then, I’ll channel an open groove (rather than a tunnel that encloses the cable) for the cable to glide against and in theory, should provide enough offset to not rub against metal. I’m not popped about drilling another hole in the plate to attach it, so maybe some sort of strong adhesive will work… I dunno. On Jan 18, 2023, at 2:18 PM, iamkeith <keithhar...@gmail.com> wrote:
FWIW, @brokebike's reply reminded me: With the guide shifted outward like this photo, my derailleur cable DID land right at the edge of the kickstand plate. So the wear to the cable and frame could have been worse. I think the contours of the fillet on my bike made it less-than perfect in that position, too. So all things considered and trying different options, the position in my photos worked best for me.
Also, I did briefly attempt to drill holes in the turned-down edges on the kickstand plate, in an effort to "tunnel" the derailleur cable through it. (I seem to recall having some similar detail on a chainstary brace on an old Ritchey mtb at some point.) Because it was hard to get a drill (or center punch) at the correct angle, it became evident pretty quickly that I was going to mess up some paint somewhere. Plus, it would have fixed the cable position permanently. So the HDPE guide was actually my fix option #4 or #5. It's pretty perfect, I think.
(Also, when I say "fix", I don't really mean there is a design flaw in the bike. It's just one of those things you need to discover and work out, same as any bike)
On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 12:02:55 PM UTC-7 Scott wrote:
Richard,
I don't think that's correct hole in cable guide to pass screw through. If you position cable guide using that hole, it moves guide (for FD cable) more inboard and your FD cable will likely interfere with whatever you mount on underside of down tube cage bosses. Eyeball the line of site from cable guide along underside of down tube to see what I mean.
As always, I may be incorrect...
Scott
On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 11:53:31 AM MST, Richard Rose < rmro...@gmail.com> wrote:
Very interesting. My rear derailleur has yet to arrive but this got my attention! So I installed the guide to eyeball the situation. It does not look like it will be an issue but it certainly will not take me by surprise.:) ![image0.jpeg]() Sent from my iPhone
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