Bike Build My Questions

blackstar500

Hello All

Currently in process of building a bike , I have a Bowmans piligrims Disc Frameset .. which has internal routes for cabling.

Question 1
Is there a cable routing kit I could buy . ..that will contain everything I need . ..e.g . gear cables, housing, connectors .. etc

Bottom briquettes

blackstar500 wrote:

Hello All

Currently in process of building a bike , I have a Bowmans piligrims Disc Frameset .. which has internal routes for cabling.

Question 1
Is there is a cable routing kit I could buy . ..that will contain everything I need . ..e.g . gear cables, housing, connectors .. etc

Yes, but they tend to be low stock items, and can be hard to get.The cable bits are easy enough to come by, it’s the routing kits that can be a pita. It’s easy enough to do the cabling on an internally routed bike, without any special bits, you just need a bit of patience, and some ‘tricks of the trade’

cooldad

Google is your friend.

https://www.evanscycles.com/park-ir-1-2 ... t-EV305663

imposter2.0

Bottom briquettes wrote:

and some ‘tricks of the trade’

such as? Don't hold back - share your knowledge...

blackstar500

cooldad wrote:

Google is your friend.

https://www.evanscycles.com/park-ir-1-2 ... t-EV305663

Not sure I want to pay £53 for a one off kit ..

Question 2
Does one need cable housing for internal routed frame?

imposter2.0

blackstar500 wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Google is your friend.

https://www.evanscycles.com/park-ir-1-2 ... t-EV305663

Not sure I want to pay £53 for a one off kit ..

Question 2
Does one need cable housing for internal routed frame?

Depends on the frame. Some do, some don't.

cooldad

Imposter wrote:

Bottom briquettes wrote:

and some ‘tricks of the trade’

such as? Don't hold back - share your knowledge...

Knowledge? Heaven help us.

imposter2.0

shamrock134

I just used some Jagwire cable outers I had spare for the routing. Bowman didn't provide any. THe rest of the stuff came with my groupset.

The internal routing allows you to run cable outers through so no bare cable is exposed until close to the derailleurs. It was quite a bit of faff to actually get them through the frame though.

Happy to help out with any other questions you might have. This was my first ever bike build so it was certainly a bit of a learning curve. Overall, with the correct tools and some patience it wasn't too bad.