Steel Bike Internal Cable Routing

Bikes with internal cables can be notoriously difficult to service.

Steel bike internal cable routing.

New brit brand mason debuted with two frames and chose columbus spirit and life tubes for its resolution. There s nothing much traditional about this bike with internal cable routing disc brakes and space for 28mm tyres and mudguards. Internal cable routing serves another purpose which is to protect the cables or wires in the case of electronic components from being snagged or severed in a crash or if the bike falls allowing the cable or wire to strike something. You should be able to get the rockshox barb from just about any bike shop as they will usually have a few lying around.

Matching spacers for internal cable routing also come in 2 5 5 10mm heights. The solution we came up with for number two is gloriously simple. The black stem with polished black graphics is available in 90 140mm lengths in 10mm increments with a claimed weight of 190g 110mm. Do you need to change the rear derailleur in order to use a larger cassette on your road bik.

Stainless steel internal routing guide tube. Pull the inner cable out and then use either a rockshox stealth barb connector or my favorite tool kit the park tool internal cable routing kit ir 1 2. This offers plenty of flexibility to cope with cable movement and it s super tidy. Internal cable on any bike frame.

Is it possible to drill a bike frame to route cables internally. Here are our latest and greatest hacks for getting the job done. Working with the new deda dcr routing system and custom italian steel tubing the limited edition power evo integrates the electronic shift brake routing inside the. The vast majority of steel bikes are made with reynolds or columbus tubing.

Reproduce spoke lock key2. Extend the internal guide tubes by 10mm and slip a 20mm section of rubber hose over the end of the guide and over the cable. Reproduction of the spoke lock key which i described here. Read our review of the mason resolution.

Replacement of the front hub because the flange was broken. Deda elementi dcr headset for internal cable routing. This tubing is. Officina battaglin s premier custom steel road bike gets a power evo evolution upgrade to become the one of the first steel bikes we ve seen to adopt the modern clean lines of completely hidden internal cable routing.