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So, I am not sure if anyone else has come up with this idea. I couldn't find a thread on it. Anyway I like my bike set-up to look clean and the thought of all those extra zip-ties across the TT made my stomach feel queezy. I couldn't deal with it so I came up with this solution. I use the bike as my sometime XC machine and my primarily as my ski-hill downhill bike.
I purchased new cable housing which was the length of the standard Joplin housing + another half a length & used a regular derailleur cable. My frame size is an XL. I cut the housing long enough to fit my XC riding seatpost height. I routed the housing underneath the downtube where the brakeline and rear derailleur housings are mounted and ziptied them all together. I used the stock zip-tie holes and just grouped all three housings in one zip-tie This 1st pic shows the seatpost at my ski hill height. Where I came up with all the final zip-ties placements I found this works the best after a lot of experimentation. It seems to rub the frame the least amount in these spots. I also got creative with 3M tape in any spot where the housing could rub with the Joplin in the lowered position. Also I put 3M tape underneath any of the zip ties. Before anyone feels obligated about how Darwin would be amazed at the length of the steer tube being to high. It was cut today.
I purchased new cable housing which was the length of the standard Joplin housing + another half a length & used a regular derailleur cable. My frame size is an XL. I cut the housing long enough to fit my XC riding seatpost height. I routed the housing underneath the downtube where the brakeline and rear derailleur housings are mounted and ziptied them all together. I used the stock zip-tie holes and just grouped all three housings in one zip-tie This 1st pic shows the seatpost at my ski hill height. Where I came up with all the final zip-ties placements I found this works the best after a lot of experimentation. It seems to rub the frame the least amount in these spots. I also got creative with 3M tape in any spot where the housing could rub with the Joplin in the lowered position. Also I put 3M tape underneath any of the zip ties. Before anyone feels obligated about how Darwin would be amazed at the length of the steer tube being to high. It was cut today.
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