Re: [CR] wisdom of drilling the stem for brake cable?

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From: "Andrew R Stewart" <onetenth@earthlink.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, <marcus.e.helman@gm.com>
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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:33:44 -0500
Subject: Re: [CR] wisdom of drilling the stem for brake cable?


Marcus- "Worth it" is a relative term. For me, brakes are darn near the top of the list. So I say yes.


----- Original Message -----
From: marcus.e.helman@gm.com
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:01 PM
Subject: [CR] wisdom of drilling the stem for brake cable?



>I have seen a few bikes where the stem has had a hole drilled in it to
> accommodate the front centerpull brake cable. I can see how this would
> make for a better cable run, but is it worth it?
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> Best regards,
> Marcus Helman
> Detroit, MI
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Andrew R Stewart
Rochester, NY