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Old 04-03-21, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Roger M
I know back in the day most people dumped them out below the brake levers like your first photo. I prefer the cables hidden more, and exiting near the stem.

Nowadays there's some better cable and housing options that have less friction, so the second option functions better now(as opposed to back in the day).

But, to each his own..

BTW, very nice bikes.
I tend to side with Roger - I like to run mine up to the stem and keep them more hidden. So far no problems in shifting.
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