I use the "shoe goop" method as explained by Anton of Velo Lumino (a.k.a
somerville bikes). I forgo the tubes and just glue the wire to the bike. I
hold the wire flat with blue painters tape and then glue the wire (not the
tape!) let the glue cure and remove the tape. It keeps wires flat agains
I agree that somervillebikes' work is the gold standard when it comes to
wiring. Lots of "textbook" photos on his Flickr
photostream: https://flic.kr/ps/7De6c
If you don't feel like messing with glue: I went with 8 mil surface guard
tape ("helicopter tape" or "racers tape"). It's thick enough t
Thanks Bill.
On Sunday, June 12, 2016, Bill Lindsay wrote:
> Anton at VeloLumino is the best source of guidance and info. The thing to
> do is glue short sections of aluminum tubing which comes in very accurate
> IDs so it can really fit perfectly. The glue is silicone, like modest
> household
Anton at VeloLumino is the best source of guidance and info. The thing to do
is glue short sections of aluminum tubing which comes in very accurate IDs so
it can really fit perfectly. The glue is silicone, like modest household
Hogar. It's clear, waterproof yes easy to remove when you need to
Cool ideas!
On Saturday, June 11, 2016, Tim Butterfield
wrote:
> I'm not sure if this would work, but I came up with a couple of ideas.
> The first was to glue a plastic straw to the rack and run the wire through
> it. They come in various sizes even down to the small coffee stirrer
> size. An