I'm building up a new frame and have been wondering about this
myself. I was comforted by the many replies which basically said that
it wasn't a problem, that leaving the cables bare against the bottom
bracket shell was fine.
Then my friend sent me this:
Yes, yes, works just fine, but does do that. It's all about what you can live
with.
Joe
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:34:40 -0700
Subject: [RBW] Re: Derailleur Cabling
From: michael@gmail.com
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
I'm building up a new frame and have been wondering about
I too experience the occasional problem with the rear derailer cable
dropping out of the BB cable guide on my Riv custom and Saluki.
I've encountered this when removing the rear wheel - usually in the
midst of a flat repair. If this event is in the midst of a driving
rain storm
the cable
Hm, I think drain holes are sometimes worth plugging - on a case by
case basis. If you aren't using fenders and that drainage hole is the
only reasonable access point for crud and water, it can't hurt to fill
it. If you do have full fenders and a mud flap, that drainage hole
will only let things
Thanks, Seth.
I wondered whether there wasn't some kind of work-around here; thanks
for providing it. I'd have thought that a more logical solution would
have been to make the guides wide enough to accept an unstripped piece
of cable housing. Maybe it's a Riv thing.
Look forward to any
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 2:41 PM, kevin lindsey lindsey.ke...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, Seth.
I wondered whether there wasn't some kind of work-around here; thanks
for providing it. I'd have thought that a more logical solution would
have been to make the guides wide enough to accept an
Pestering the builders is always my default choice when these issues
come up, but the folks at Rivendell don't seem to be answering the
phone today and I want to take the Bleriot out. That's why I'm
throwing myself on the mercy of this group :)
Kevin
On Oct 23, 11:46 am, Seth Vidal
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 2:48 PM, kevin lindsey lindsey.ke...@gmail.com wrote:
Pestering the builders is always my default choice when these issues
come up, but the folks at Rivendell don't seem to be answering the
phone today and I want to take the Bleriot out. That's why I'm
throwing myself
That's a pretty good solution. At the very least, it ought to save
the paint until RBW opens up on Monday.
All the best,
Kevin
On Oct 23, 11:50 am, Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 2:48 PM, kevin lindsey lindsey.ke...@gmail.com
wrote:
Pestering the builders is
My opinion is that it really isn't a big deal to run the cables bare
under the BB. I recently stripped down my Atlantis for sale. I had
been running bare cables for several years. As I inspected the frame
before shipping, I noted that the paint was barely worn under the BB,
let alone any metal.
I agree. If you think about it, when's the last time you saw one of those
plastic cable guides cut in two by the action of the cables? Your bottom
bracket is made of much harder stuff--you could probably run bare cables for
decades and not see any appreciable wear.
—Eric N
On Oct 23, 2010,
I agree not to over think it but there's a natural tendency to worry
when you run into this on a relatively expensive frame for the first
time.
This happened to me recently with a pristine 8 yr old Atlantis frame I
bought off Craigslist. This was my first decent / pricey frame. Advice
from the
It's probably alright, but I was worried about bare cable on paint
friction as well. I used a cocktail/coffee stir straw to protect my
paint down there. It was a pain to shove in there, but now it won't be
going anywhere on it's own.
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My Bleriot and Rambouillet both have bare cable underneath. They were
set up by pro's (paid mechanics... not me) so I assume they know what
they are doing. Paint rub appears minimal and no rust (riding here my
bikes get pretty wetoff to get one of them wet right now!).
Rob Markwardt
I wish they'd just build them with a threaded hole for...or actually
install the under BB plastic cable guide. I am not fond of the steel
tunnel approach.
On Oct 23, 2:21 pm, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Sat, 2010-10-23 at 11:31 -0700, kevin lindsey wrote:
Are the derailleur
The plastic sleeves inside vbrake noodles could work. They look very
similar to the sleeves I've seen in Rivendell's photos.
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Problem solved (I think). The local bike shop gave me six inches of
thin (about 1/4 diameter) plastic tubing that they use to protect
frames from derailleur and brake cables. They fit into the BB guides
and seem to be holding their place under the tension of the cable.
Kevin
On Oct 23, 2:29 pm,
On my Atlantis I had a problem with the cables coming out of the
guides. Not huge, only happened every now again. But it's a pain
to fuss with when the bike is loaded down with 4 panniers. When I
finally had to replace the BB (6 years, I think) I drilled tapped a
hole in the BB shell and
I've been wondering the same thing, in preparation of building up a Romulus.
good to know i can just use the metal guides, but there is an (untapped) hole
for tapping and mounting a pastic guide, i assume.
i'm concerned about getting crud up in the bb shell if i don't plug it.. or
maybe
On the contrary, leaving that hole open will prevent crud (mainly
water) that works its way into the frame from pooling there and
causing rust. The amount of crud that can possibly get in will be
fair outweighed by the benefit of letting the water out.
On Oct 23, 4:28 pm, andrew hill
Leave the hole open. I've had water accumulate in the BB of frames
before. If there isn't a hole in the BB shell, now I drill one.
Angus
On Oct 23, 6:28 pm, andrew hill neurod...@gmail.com wrote:
I've been wondering the same thing, in preparation of building up a Romulus.
good to know i can
The lining of derailleur cable housing is usually thicker than the
stuff I've seen that covers exposed brake/derailleur cables.
Angus
On Oct 23, 5:27 pm, kevin lindsey lindsey.ke...@gmail.com wrote:
Problem solved (I think). The local bike shop gave me six inches of
thin (about 1/4 diameter)
The untapped hole is a drain hole; don't plug it. I never took the BB
out for 6 years there was not crud up there when I did.
I drilled a separate hole near the drain for the cable guide bracket.
dougP
On Oct 23, 4:28 pm, andrew hill neurod...@gmail.com wrote:
I've been wondering the same
thanks folks, for setting me straight on the un-tapped resource of a drain hole.
andrew
On Oct 23, 2010, at 9:15 PM, doug peterson wrote:
The untapped hole is a drain hole; don't plug it. I never took the BB
out for 6 years there was not crud up there when I did.
I drilled a separate
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