Re: [CR]Brake Cable Routing

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:30:25 -0500
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Brake Cable Routing
In-Reply-To: <A3D9FB90-FB40-464C-855E-AFE312A888D5@rap.midco.net>


At 03:25 PM 12/23/06 -0700, Harold Bielstein wrote:
>Is there a standard way to route brake cables on non-aero brake
>levers. I see many examples of bikes where the cables are routed
>behind (between the rider and the handlebar) the bars but I've always
>preferred them in front of the bars.

All mine naturally fall behind the bars. They would be bent away from their natural curve and rub against the bar, unless the stem extension was quite short. With a long head tube, high stem and short extension, they may well go better in front of the bar.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada