Riffing on Keith’s HDPE “fix”, I think my plan is to find (or fashion) an appropriately thick piece of HDPE so that it is actually slightly thicker than those turned down “lips” of the plate. Then, I’ll channel an open groove (rather than a tunnel that encloses the cable) for the cable to glide
FWIW, @brokebike's reply reminded me: With the guide shifted outward like
this photo, my derailleur cable DID land right at the edge of the kickstand
plate. So the wear to the cable and frame could have been worse. I think
the contours of the fillet on my bike made it less-than perfect in
Had this problem on two of my Sam Hillbornes over the years. My solution
was to take a hacksaw to them, and just cut the corners off the offending
area at 45 degrees. Used painters tape on the stay to protect it, then just
filed and sanded the the exposed end flat. Took the cut off piece to
Richard,
I don't think that's correct hole in cable guide to pass screw through. If you
position cable guide using that hole, it moves guide (for FD cable) more
inboard and your FD cable will likely interfere with whatever you mount on
underside of down tube cage bosses. Eyeball the line of
Very interesting. My rear derailleur has yet to arrive but this got my attention! So I installed the guide to eyeball the situation. It does not look like it will be an issue but it certainly will not take me by surprise.:)Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 18, 2023, at 10:48 AM, 'Scott' via RBW Owners
Yep, mine does it too. Aesthetically disappointing and might wear out the
cable a bit faster, and might also take off some paint, but my Gus came to
me with paint dings already and the cable will probably break at the
shifter or derailer first anyway so I've decided to ignore it.
Josiah Anderson
Gus owners,
When doing a trial run of my RD/shifter cable from the BB cable guide to
chain stay housing stop, it contacts underside of the kickstand bracket.
Not proper in my mind.
If you have same situation, how are you going to correct it, or just leave
it? What say you?
Scott
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