After just reading this thread, it sounds like running the shift cables under the tape all the way up to the bar tops is routine. My wife's new-to-her-just yesterday 47 cm Atlantis has the cables routed in this fashion & it does look great, very clean. However, the 8 speed Shimano indexed bar ends seem stiff to me, in comparison to my old Suntour friction barcons. In addition, the indexing is problematic, working properly sometimes and other times acting like it wants to shift. The bike was originally delivered either late 03 or early 04, judging by the evidence. It's not been ridden much & has the original Sun Race 8 speed cassette. Shifting assist ramps aren't worn. I replaced the old chain as it seemed a bit gunky with a new SRAM 8 speed. Indexing is still dodgy. I'm wondering if old age has affected the cables? Maybe corrosion or ??? Any words of wisdom or obvious fixes I'm missing? My experience with indexing is minimal.
dougP On Oct 28, 9:19 am, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote: > on 10/25/10 1:47 PM, William at [email protected] wrote: > > > The cross in front also has its trade offs. The cables themselves do > > rub on the underside of the downtube when they cross back over to get > > into the right BB guide slot. Also that "might" cause trouble for > > your third bottle cage bosses, if you have them. > > I used to run all of my mtb cables this way (it was touted as one of the > fixes for SRAM shifting) and would grab a handfull (9 = 3 sets of 3) of > rubber doughnuts to run on the _under_ cable. This would keep it off of the > downtube pretty reliably, and the _over_ cable would slide across it easily. > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > [email protected] > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > "I had to ride slow because I was taking my guerrilla route, the one I > follow when I assume that everyone in a car is out to get me." > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
