Mountain Bike Frame Internal Cable
Do you need to change the rear derailleur in order to use a larger cassette on your road bik.
Mountain bike frame internal cable. I bought this bike for 40 bucks which is next to nothing so i decided to personalize it 1. Threading an internal cable through your road or mountain bike frame can appear to be a fiddly and time consuming job but it s easy when you know how. Recabling a bike with internal cables can depending on your bike be a bit of a frustrating experience. Pull through so that the blue cable is inside the frame.
Use the old housing to cut a new section to length attach to the threaded tool and then pull back through the. Internal cable on any bike frame. Snip the cable from the derailleur end leaving it as long as possible. In the 2014 stumpjumper fsr the seatpost cable is partially internal and exit near the shock and it has something like a neoprene sleeve.
Replacement of the front hub because the flange was broken. Get the latest mountain bike reviews news race results and much more by signing up for the mtbr newsletter. Release the cable housing from the bike by snipping zip ties. Internal routing isn t that much harder to re cable even in the absence of internal sleeves.
Is it possible to drill a bike frame to route cables internally. There is tubing specifically designed for this purpose and you basically snip the derailleur end off the old cable reverse feed the sleeve tubing along the cable until it pops out the next port in the frame. Luckily for you there are a few ways that you can hack this experience and make re cabling. Look at the solution canyon has come up with on its spectral mountain bike with a cover plate that provides the neatness of internal cabling with the ease of use of external routing.
Reproduction of the spoke lock key which i described here. Sam james shows us how to make it simple. Steps for replacing internal shifter cable housing please note. Internal cable routing for a mountain bike frame doesn t need to be a thing of mystery.
Process may vary slightly for brake and seatpost cables and housing. Just built my first internally cable routed frame. Take into consideration the frame and routing configuration of your bike.