Steel Bike Internal Cable Routing

Officina battaglin s premier custom steel road bike gets a power evo evolution upgrade to become the one of the first steel bikes we ve seen to adopt the modern clean lines of completely hidden internal cable routing.

Steel bike internal cable routing.

Do you need to change the rear derailleur in order to use a larger cassette on your road bik. Internal cable on any bike frame. Internal cable routing serves another purpose which is to protect the cables or wires in the case of electronic components from being snagged or severed in a crash or if the bike falls allowing the cable or wire to strike something. Working with the new deda dcr routing system and custom italian steel tubing the limited edition power evo integrates the electronic shift brake routing inside the.

New brit brand mason debuted with two frames and chose columbus spirit and life tubes for its resolution. Reproduction of the spoke lock key which i described here. I bought this bike for 40 bucks which is next to nothing so i decided to personalize it 1. Pull the inner cable out and then use either a rockshox stealth barb connector or my favorite tool kit the park tool internal cable routing kit ir 1 2.

Read our review of the mason resolution. Stainless steel internal routing guide tube. Replacement of the front hub because the flange was broken. Is it possible to drill a bike frame to route cables internally.

The black stem with polished black graphics is available in 90 140mm lengths in 10mm increments with a claimed weight of 190g 110mm. Extend the internal guide tubes by 10mm and slip a 20mm section of rubber hose over the end of the guide and over the cable. The frames are hand made in italy and feature internal cable routing mounts for racks and mudguards. You should be able to get the rockshox barb from just about any bike shop as they will usually have a few lying around.

There s nothing much traditional about this bike with internal cable routing disc brakes and space for 28mm tyres and mudguards. The solution we came up with for number two is gloriously simple. Deda elementi dcr headset for internal cable routing. Here are our latest and greatest hacks for getting the job done.

Bikes with internal cables can be notoriously difficult to service. This tubing is. Reproduce spoke lock key2. This offers plenty of flexibility to cope with cable movement and it s super tidy.