Gear cable routing question

over-the-hill
over-the-hill Posts: 144
edited April 2008 in Workshop
Why do some bikes have the gear cables coming out of the side of the levers and others under the handlebar tape? I guess those little dimples on the side of my Centaur levers are for routing on the outside?

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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    It depends whether you have Campag/SRAM or Shimano, the first route under the tape shimano doesn't.
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Only Shimano STIs feature external gear cable routing - Campagnolo and SRAM have it under the tape - even the new DuraAce feature internal routing. The dimples on your lever hoods are designed for the buttons for an Ergobrain computer - when fitted to Chorus and Record levers
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..

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