In article, John Thompson <johndthompson(AT)gmail.com> Writes:
> [The plastic dropout insert] was funnel-shaped to guide the cable
> end to the exit hole in the dropout. Without it, it would be
> difficult to thread a cable through the chainstay.
John, what exactly was the main benefit of through-the-chainstay cable routing? At the time I thought it was extremely cool and protected the shifter cable, but did it speed frame building any more than simply slapping a delrin bottom-bracket-routing guide on the underside of the bottom bracket, and having a cablestop cast into the dropout?
Was there any real weight savings vs. the delrin cable routing?
Were there any other advantages?
- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA, USA