A common solution to this problem was to drill a hole in the stem directly above where the inner cable attaches. The bottom hole is just big enough for the inner cable. The top hole is threaded to take a cable adjuster.
Some stems may have come this way from the factory.
Louis Schulman Tampa, FL
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> rebuilding my early 70s LeJeune and have a bit of a problem. I am
> wanting to use Mafac centerpulls as originally came on the bike, but I
> am using an Edco headset that takes up too much stack height for a
> hanger to mount. A simple solution would be a hanger that attaches to
> the veritcal part of the stem, but I have not seen any of these. Do
> these exist? I am considering side pulls, but I have yet to see any
> that will work (French, nutted, approx 55mm reach) that I do not find
> to be rather hideous or cobby. I have Campy that will work, but I am
> trying to maintain a French theme. I would do LS2s, but I have yet to
> find any of those...and besides the Mafacs are gold. I would like to
> use them after going to the trouble of finding them.
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