Criss Cross Cabling......

bendertherobot

A la:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4G9c ... .03.23.jpg

Yes or No? Looks neater IMO.

But, this will be with SRAM Red Gore Ride On cables. Where they cross they will rub. That will rub off the coating. An issue?

ugo.santalucia

Why not...

bendertherobot

My Whyte MTB has it, front end looks lovely (though the outers themselves cross there, which is nice).

I think I will this time. It's a much much neater look.

OR I could go continental, that will fry my brain.

andrew_s

I have had a gear cable split where the casing was worn through by touching crossing outers.
The split was lengthwise and allowed the inner to pop out between the longitudinal casing strands, resulting in the loss of inner tension and the chain dropping down onto one of the smallest sprockets.

Crossing outers at the top generally also lead to the inners crossing below the down tube, which may lead to paintwork damage, depending where the stops are on the frame.

nicklouse

andrew_s wrote:

I have had a gear cable split where the casing was worn through by touching crossing outers.
The split was lengthwise and allowed the inner to pop out between the longitudinal casing strands, resulting in the loss of inner tension and the chain dropping down onto one of the smallest sprockets.

Crossing outers at the top generally also lead to the inners crossing below the down tube, which may lead to paintwork damage, depending where the stops are on the frame.

Mmmm lack of maintenance! Things like that should be picked up when cleaning or servicing your bike.

Monty Dog

I run all my bikes that way - having cabled many, many bikes I find it's the neatest - particularly if you have the front brake the right way round. Never had any problems - cable rub under the DT isn't an issue as gear cables don't move much or as frequently as brakes. I do the same with MTBs - keeps them clear of the headtube - I'd rather replace a length of outer for £1 rather than having scuffed headtube.

crankycrank

One of my 2 bikes is routed this way for better cable clearance so IMO do whatever works best to keep everything working smoothly and does the least damage to cables and frame from rubbing.

bendertherobot

Done. Was easy enough. Cable rub at the criss cross is minimal, perhaps even slightly clear. Cables at head tube much nicer looking. Half bar tape done. Other half tomorrow.

rolf_f

Monty Dog wrote:

I run all my bikes that way - having cabled many, many bikes I find it's the neatest - particularly if you have the front brake the right way round. Never had any problems - cable rub under the DT isn't an issue as gear cables don't move much or as frequently as brakes. I do the same with MTBs - keeps them clear of the headtube - I'd rather replace a length of outer for £1 rather than having scuffed headtube.

I'd say that my gear cables move far more frequently than my brake cables but even if they do touch I doubt that that would be the place that they'd wear out and it would be pretty easy to see if it did happen. I'll be finding out some time after I've done the refurb on my Ribble at the weekend!

bendertherobot

Bar tape done. Just setting up yaw derailleur to go......