Internal Cable Routing Guide

Speeds the internal frame routing of electric wires shift cable housing brake cable housing and hydraulic tubing on carbon fiber ti and aluminum frames.

Internal cable routing guide. With a series of magnets guide cable and adapters the tool allows you to feed inner cables hydraulic hose and di2 cable through your frame. I bought this bike for 40 bucks which is next to nothing so i decided to personalize it 1. Internal cable routing in bike design locates brake cables and derailleur cables or cable housing inside a bike frame. There are a couple of ways to set up your di2 system.

If your magnet is strong enough it won t be hard to catch the cable and guide it through. Here are our latest and greatest hacks for getting the job done. Many bikes may look clean and simple these days with their tidy lines and hidden cables but the job of replacing those cables can be a nightmare if you re not familiar with some of the tricks used by the pros. Replacement of the front hub because the flange was broken.

These include fully internal fully external and mixed setups. The hook can be fashioned from a spoke or even a paper clip. Reproduce spoke lock key2. Another tactic is to use a small hook to pull the cable out.

This works best when you re fishing for an inner cable. Bikes with internal cables can be notoriously difficult to service. By john hardwick 25 march 2016. Regardless of the option you choose the process of selecting your ew sd50 electric wires is the same.

Reproduction of the spoke lock key which i described here. Internal cable routing serves another purpose which is to protect the cables or wires in the case of electronic components from being snagged or severed in a crash or if the bike falls allowing the cable or wire to strike something. Kit includes three plastic coated 250cm cables with attached magnets and unique fittings plus an external guide magnet to speed operation. Decide which components will go where on your frame.

Di2 cable routing options. Pro internal routing tool jagwire s pro internal routing tool simplifies routing through a frame using powerful magnets to safely and easily guide cables housing and e shift wires. A retractable flexible magnet can be inserted into the receiving end of an internal cable run to find the magnetic adapter and easily pull it through. Internal cable routing is possibly one of the most daunting maintenance tasks of the modern bicycle and with good reason.

The first sections of derailleur and brake cables to be routed internally were the down tube derailleur cables and rear brake cable top tube.