Force Carbon cable routing

Kevyb

Hi guys,

I got my new frame today, the cables route internally. They have strange rubber things in at the moment. Do I take these out ? Do I stop the new outer cable at this point? Does the whole outer cable pass through the frame.

Heeeeeeeeelp can't find any info on the net

Kev

njee20

It's a GT Force I assume?

What strange rubber things? Do you mean little plastic tubes running through the frame? If so, feed the inner cable through those! It's unusual for the outer to run through the frame, it generally stops as it enters the tubing. If there are no guides then it's usually a case of just poking an inner cable through and hoping for the best!

Suspect SS knows, as the forums resident GT fanboi :-)

Kevyb

Thanks for the reply, here is a link with for a photo. I think what your saying makes sense

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18521336/photo.JPG

njee20

Right yes, those look to go all the way through the frame (assuming there's a corresponding one at the other end?). Tape it to the frame now, if that comes out you'll spend hours trying to re-thread it.

Cut (or try pulling?) the end off the plastic thing and you'll be able to pass an inner cable through the frame, you then pull the clear tube off (and keep it for when you replace the cables). You'll need to do the loop of outer cable from the shifter to the frame first, you'll still need ferrules as normal - it's just a hole in the frame instead of an external stop.

Kevyb

Cheers for the help, yep that all makes sense now. I've ordered some new cables so hopefully the bits I need will be with them.

I have posted elswhere but do you have any recomendations for 150mm forks, need to be black though?

njee20

Nope sadly not! About 50mm too much travel for my liking... :-)

Kevyb

Will I need a special cap to put in the frame, so the outer cable doesn't fall straight into the frame?

njee20

No, there'll almost certainly be a cable stop in there, it won't just be a big hole - a normal 4mm outer ferrule should be fine.

gtd.

Google image search?

Kevyb

Hi guys,

I received my new cables and I was correct, they fall straight through the holes in the frame. It needs some kind of insert in the frame to reduce the size of the hole.

Any ideas

nicklouse

which should have come with the frame.

something like this then

Kevyb

That look the bit I need. Any idea where I can get them from or what they are called