Mountain Bike Internal Cable Routing

Internal cable routing tips for mountain bikes.

Mountain bike internal cable routing.

Speeds the internal frame routing of electric wires shift cable housing brake cable housing and hydraulic tubing on carbon fiber ti and aluminum frames. Reproduce spoke lock key2. Internal cable routing commonly referred to as stealth cable routing is the most common method of cable routing on modern mountain bikes. Reproduction of the spoke lock key which i described here.

Bikes with internal cables can be notoriously difficult to service. Kit includes three plastic coated 250cm cables with attached magnets and unique fittings plus an external guide magnet to speed operation. There is tubing specifically designed for this purpose and you basically snip the derailleur end off the old cable reverse feed the sleeve tubing along the cable until it pops out the next port in the frame. Many bikes may look clean and simple these days with their tidy lines and hidden cables but the job of replacing those cables can be a nightmare if you re not familiar.

Following the same cable guides as gear and brake cables internal cable routing means that a dropper post is connected to the remote lever at the shaft of the post. Internal cable on any bike frame. Internal routing isn t that much harder to re cable even in the absence of internal sleeves. Here are our latest and greatest hacks for getting the job done.

Replacement of the front hub because the flange was broken. Internal cable routing serves another purpose which is to protect the cables or wires in the case of electronic components from being snagged or severed in a crash or if the bike falls allowing the cable or wire to strike something.