The thought of running upright bars on my Rambouillet has lodged itself in my mind and I can't shake it. But I don't necessarily want to dedicate the bike to upright bar status, so I looked back through the archives for advice on what others (at least 3 of you!) on the list have done. Using cable splitters sounds totally doable and I think I'll do it, but I have a couple questions for those more experienced with, in particular, the DaVinci splitters (which seem to be the most popular).
My main question is about the front brake. I'm running centerpulls, so there IS a cable stop and bare cable running to the straddle wire carrier. Can I split this cable? It's a 60cm frame, so I think there's physically enough room for the splitter. I should have measured before I left for work -- here's a photo showing the length of bare cable (not the best photo, but it gets the idea across): http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratrocket/4665838398/in/set-72157624126974480 Is there a reason some handlebar swappers don't split the front brake cable? Is it a safety issue? It seems a couple people don't split the brake cables at all, but use linear pull brakes and swap the whole cable + noodle with the bars. I'd like to avoid that because I don't have an easy way to do it. But, as a second option to splitting the front brake cable, someone made a reference to using a straddle wire carrier where the brake cable doesn't *bolt* to the carrier and suggested these were best for cantilever/centerpull handlebar swappers... but I don't know of any such straddle wire carrier -- anyone know differently? My final question is probably a dumb one but I'll ask it: Is it really OK for the longevity & integrity of the steerer tube to swap stems on a semi-regular basis? Is it a concern, a non-concern, or a non-concern with caveats? (By the way the bike has downtube shifters, so those will remain untouched.) Thanks in advance for any help! Stuart Fletcher Seattle, WA -- 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.
