Patrick: If you're running the cable housing outside of the tape, there's really no reason to have any part of it taped. My BE shifter cable housing runs from the pods to the DT cable stops completely outside of the tape. That would buy you a little more "tangle-free" area on the drops.
Dave On Oct 25, 7:47 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Do you feel any additional friction so routing the cables? If not, I > may have to do this on the one bike with BES -- not that it's a huge > deal, but my fingers tend to get very slightly tangled in the housing > as it escapes from the tape just for'ard of the shifter pods (I ride > this bike in the hooks a good part of the time.) > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 6:17 AM, Montclair BobbyB > > > > > > <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Kevin: > > > I always route them up to the stem... Personally I like the look much > > better. It usually requires extra long cables (I use tandem cables, > > and I cut my own housing to length). So check your length and make > > sure you've got enough cable to route it this way; otherwise you'll > > have to get longer cable. Good luck. > > > On Oct 25, 1:40 am, Kevin Turinsky <kjturin...@mac.com> wrote: > >> I'm considering rerouting my derailleur cables from my bar-end > >> shifters, under the tape, all the way up the bars, just like my brake > >> cables. The reason I'm thinking of doing this is because then the > >> cables and my Berthoud bag will no longer have to quarrel. > > >> Anyone already done this? Any tips? Any hobgoblins to look out for? > >> Photos? > > >> Thanks. > > >> Kevin Turinsky > >> RUSA RBA - Alaska > >> alaskarandonneurs.org > >> The Big Wild Ride - Alaska's 1200K > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
