[RBW] Barcon cable routing

2015-03-18 Thread Philip Williamson
I've tried it both ways, and I'm happier running it up to the stem. I didn't like the housing exiting the bar in the grip zone. Both my bar end bikes have the full wrap now. The most recent setup is just the right shifter, but I need to move the cable a bit where it passes the hood, since it cr

Re: [RBW] Barcon cable routing

2015-03-18 Thread Frank Brose
I'd have to agree with Steve. I've done it both ways more than a couple of times with Shimano and Suntour barcons. Indexed or friction not enough difference to matter IMO. On Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 6:10:26 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On 03/18/2015 07:05 PM, David wrote: > > I'm c

Re: [RBW] Barcon cable routing

2015-03-18 Thread Jim Bronson
Thanks for the feedback, Steve. It would make running a front bag less messy if the barcon shift cables were run to the stem... On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On 03/18/2015 07:05 PM, David wrote: >> >> I'm curious what the group's opinion or preference is (and why) reg

Re: [RBW] Barcon cable routing

2015-03-18 Thread Steve Palincsar
On 03/18/2015 07:05 PM, David wrote: I'm curious what the group's opinion or preference is (and why) regarding barcon cable routing. AFAIK, on the one hand, you can do it the RBW (or, traditional) way where the cables shoot out the front of the drops after just a few rounds of tape concealing

[RBW] Barcon cable routing

2015-03-18 Thread David
I'm curious what the group's opinion or preference is (and why) regarding barcon cable routing. AFAIK, on the one hand, you can do it the RBW (or, traditional) way where the cables shoot out the front of the drops after just a few rounds of tape concealing the cables, or you can keep the cables