adlai

So I just installed some carbon handlebars.

Pros: light, there is some flex, slight aero with the tops, does not transmit heat/cool like metal. Internal routing for cables is the most unique feature.

Cons: flex could one day result in breakage, internal routed cables are at odd angles.

On that last point, the brake cables line up great, the problem is the shift cables which don’t really line up with my shifters. I’m not sure who is at fault for this one, I’m thinking more the shifters.

The shifters are microshift arsis 10’s. The way the cable is routed on it there are two ways it can go, straight back or to the side at an angle. The cable exit is also at an angle and is pointed up towards the user at about a 45 degree angle.

So basically, to get it lined up doesn’t happen and keeping the housing and cable together results in the housing being bent in odd directions.

The result also is that shifting is just harder.

I dunno what to do, I put a lot of work into it. It should theoretically work.