Bike Stem With Internal Cable Routing

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Bike stem with internal cable routing.

Straightshot internal cable routing. The black stem with polished black graphics is available in 90 140mm lengths in 10mm increments with a claimed weight of 190g 110mm. Deda elementi dcr headset for internal cable routing. There s no doubt that internal cable routing looks rather pretty but when it comes to doing basic maintenance or worse yet setting up a brand new bike desperately fiddling those cables.

Some handlebars don t allow you to run electric wires from one handlebar drop to the other. While the internal bar end junction is the cleanest option not every frame supports having the junction box there. 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. Building a bike cable routing lengths and how to connect it all.

Bikes with internal cables can be notoriously difficult to service. A mountain bike designed to raise your game and ignite a passion for the trail. With the ich stem you get an absolutely clean cable routing from the bars into the frame. For an integrated look and easy maintenance the shift and dropper post cables route cleanly through the straightshot window in the down tube while the rear brake line is secured outside the frame.

Specific handlebars even allow for completely integrated cable routing no cables visible in the whole cockpit area. But the to the gears was not clear they were talking about shifters rather than mechs. The cables enter the stem just below the handlebar and do not re appear anywhere before entering the frame. Internal cable s especially on road frames have almost alway been about looks and those vias buyers etc are more than ok with dropping a good chunk of change to have their shop change cables housing you don t buy a halo bike for pragmatism and typically halo bike buyers are not building up their framesets themselves anyways.

To make the semi integrated vinci stem work with fully internal cable routing you need the special dcr headset. Here are our latest and greatest hacks for getting the job done. 6061 alloy 31 8.