> Hi,
>
> Thursday, September 24, 2009, 10:04:29 AM, oroboyz@aol.com wrote:
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> >
http://www.bikerumor.com/
>
> > Sorta gets me that folks think these features are "new"
> > ?But neat that more people are sharing the vision we have
> > celebrated for quite-a-while-now....
> Dmitry Yaitskov:
> But a nice bike... I tried such cable routing on my Hetchins with SA
> FM gear - and it worked fine BUT I kept hitting the cable with my
> right heel, and had to re-route along the top tube (also not optimal
> because to avoid rubbing the curly stays the pulley needs to be rather
> low on the seat tube).
> Toronto, Canada.
I don't know the origins of the tradition, but the many photos I've seen of club machines have the cable routing along the top tube also. I originally mounted down, but found when really cranking up a hill (yes, in the saddle) that bottom bracket movement could change the tension on the cable and wham (yes, still in the saddle thank goodness) you're outta gear (and outta luck if you're outta the saddle). At least that's my theory.
Craig Montgomery
Tucson