[Golf_Chick]

I'm interested to know what other owners cable routing is like on the stealth droppers and whether everyone is just putting up with it being RIDICULOUSLY tight or whether it's an issue with my frame.

Just removed my dropper cabling with a view to replacing it, this isn't something I do very often as it is so difficult to do and requires two people. It took a ridiculous amount of strength to budge the thing and considering there aren't any drainage holes I could do with doing it more often. Pull push pull push pull push for half an hour just to try to coax it into shuffling through. Am I alone with the problem?

 

[ungod]

I had that issue on my Tallboy. I wound up grinding the cable housing into a bullet nose and that really helped get it through. I'm pretty sure that most shops have tools that help with this kinda stuff, so you might consider taking it somewhere before your frustration gets the better of you.

 

[Golf_Chick]

I don't see how they'll do anything differently to me as it doesnt really get stuck until it gets pretty far in, if a huge flexible file exists I dont mind purchasing it or any tool that'll help to open up the channel. I have thought about attacking the new outter with some sandpaper to try to lower it's profile!

 

[ungod]

Some of the kits I've seen have bullet noses as well as smaller diameter fishing tapes that can pull the cable through. The issue isn't the size of the housing it's that it has a few sharp bends and some spots for the steel in the housing to snag on.

 

[Golf_Chick]

it's getting the cable back out again, the housing I removed was covered in gouges in the coating where the outer was having to be dragged against the internal channel.

 

[wheatgerm]

I don't recall mine being particularly difficult. Are you using 5 mm cable housing?

 

[Golf_Chick]

Nope bog standard 4mm well 4.2mm according to calliper.