Gear cable ferrule

thelonegroover

I’ve been used to having full gear cable outer. However, my new bike has the exposed gear cable routed down the main tube. I don’t like the way the cable bends from the top of the main tube to the shifter. It appears as though a better fitting ferrule may help to straighten the cable. Any thoughts welcome.

nicklouse

which side shifter?

The Rookie

Jagwire cable ends are longer than many and quite stiff, but most do that and most fon't cause an issue to be honest!

thelonegroover

Thelonegroover wrote:

I’ve been used to having full gear cable outer. However, my new bike has the exposed gear cable routed down the main tube. I don’t like the way the cable bends from the top of the main tube to the shifter. It appears as though a better fitting ferrule may help to straighten the cable. Any thoughts welcome.

Does which side it's on make any difference. It's the same on both sides.

nicklouse

ok which shifter is going where?

I would say you have ridght shifter doing to that one?

mrdsgs

your gear cable outer looks too long which is why the outer bends downwards

Chunkers1980

Er, that's not his bike!

thelonegroover

nicklouse wrote:

ok which shifter is going where?

I would say you have ridght shifter doing to that one?

Yes, the right hand cable, pictured (rear mech) goes to the right hand shifter. I assume this is normal for this type of cable routing.

thelonegroover

Note, this is a Genesis picture, however, my bike is the same.

nicklouse

often better routing can be achived by taking the cables to the other side and then crossing the inners on the down tube.

but again without seeing what you actually have who knows what may be best.

thelonegroover

nicklouse wrote:

often better routing can be achived by taking the cables to the other side and then crossing the inners on the down tube.

but again without seeing what you actually have who knows what may be best.

Will this help?...
http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/bikes/mou ... itude-2x10

thelonegroover

The Beginner wrote:

Jagwire cable ends are longer than many and quite stiff, but most do that and most fon't cause an issue to be honest!

I'll have a look at these. Thanks.
It's probably me being anal, but this is an example of bad design. I'm sure it wouldn't cost any more to put the guide on at a better angle or make then a bit longer.

Chunkers1980

Yeah it is just poor design really.

Play around with some lengths and how that changes things and run it left to right with a downtube cross over if required.

The Rookie

Fairly normal stop location, as Nick says you can try longer outers, or routing them round the headtube to give a different approach, no harm in crossing the exposed cables on the run down the down tube.