10 Wheels

Great on the color combo.

antmeeks

Hey, nice bike & wheels!

JPM

Hahaha
You too bro..now all we have to do is cut and slam your stem! Looking good!

antmeeks

Ya... I know, lol... How did u cut yours & which dust cap did u use for the steering tube?

JPM

My shop cut it ...dont know what cap they used when they removed the cone but I can find out for ya.

craigcraigcraig

as it sits awaiting to have the steerer tube axed.

antmeeks

That would be awesome - Thanks man.

Edit: Also, what bars are u using? Did u switch to a slightly shallower drop to help compensate?

adriano 

i like these.

JPM

the drop is a little aggresive and have the stock Specialized bars but swapped the stem out to a carbon Pinarello stem which is 20 grams lighter than a Carbon S-Works

Also switched to a carbon S-Works seat post...

3kmi

Why is your rear d cable routed like that?

IcySmooth52

It's probably a cyclocross bike setup for a road. Sometimes they have all the cables routed over the top so mud doesn't get to them.

climber7

but isn't it supposed to go along the seatstay, not just hang off on its own like that?

3kmi

yeah, but there are what appear to be cable stops on the seat stay, and what bike builder could put out a product that looks so shoddy when "properly" set up.

craigcraigcraig

Ya there are guides on the seat stay, my zip ties have just broken off from becoming brittle in the sun. More need to be added before it getsnsnagged on something.

antmeeks

I'm not sure I get this... If there are guides for the cable on the seat stay, why would you need zip ties? The cables should be threaded through the guides, and the cable housing should stop at the top guide and resume at the bottom guide, continuing into the derailleur body... Are the guides broken or something?

craigcraigcraig

No they are disc type guides. Do a google search.

antmeeks

Gotcha.

MikeyBoyAz

do you mean hydrolic type? disc could still run cables, and therefore standard cable stops

xoxoxoxoLive

Flat Bar Road Bike, just not a Racing Road Bike... or maybe just a (Hybrid)

craigcraigcraig

Sure, technically they could be called hydraulic guides but more importantly it allows for full housing to be run in an area that would be covered in gunk. Weather you have cables in the hose or fluid not doesn't matter. And there are no options for hydro discs and road levers without serious custom stuff.

3kmi

I think the most important thing was why the builder chose to use disk BRAKE guides to route cable to the derailleur.

slims_s

The answer to this is in the post above yours, to be able to run full housing. The RD final loop is one of the places where most crap gets into the housing.

Werkin

Lets see if a closer photo of this style of routing will help.






My bike.

BarracksSi

Werkin, thanks for that pic.

Another reason for routing all those cables along the top tube -- specifically the TOP side of the top tube and not underneath -- is to get them away from the downtube, so when you shoulder the bike you 1) don't have to deal with cables rubbing on your shoulder, and 2) you don't have to grab the cables with your hand as you hold the bike by the downtube.

What concerns me about craigcraigcraig's RD cable is the severe kink right before the RD. But he knows about that, and those zip ties he mentioned will definitely help once he gets them installed. Is the housing the correct length already, too?

craigcraigcraig

now you can settle down. The housing has been that length for over 6000 miles, shifts perfectly and crisp. It is probably a little on the short side but not hurting anything.