On Oct 2, 2009, at 6:30 AM, Dmitry Yaitskov wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using the same style cable routing on my (KOF) Riv:
>
> http://www.wooljersey.com/
>
> (click on the image to see the bigger photo). The rear is 9 speed
> indexed, and it works ok. The only "problem" (not a big one) is that
> for the rear, only a tandem shifter cable would do, regular is too
> short.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Dmitry Yaitskov,
> Toronto, Canada.
>
>
I've been using fingertips since 1972, first with the stainless housing and later with the lined modern stuff and I've never had shifting problems. And I always exit the housing at the stem. That's how my Colnago came in 1972, it's how I always saw the few racing bikes-like Van Looy's-route it and if it was good enough for them it's good enough for me. Plus it looks better. Phil Brown 4 bikes set up that way in Oakland, Calif.