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Old 06-11-20, 10:55 AM
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Internal cable routing frame

Can you list the types of cable you know which go in the frame of a bicycle? Apart from shift, brake and dropper, what other types of cable go?
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Is this a trick question? In theory you could route cable to control anything you wanted- turn signal semaphore, rocket launcher....
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Lighting cables, electric motor controls, battery cables
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Originally Posted by alij2018
Can you list the types of cable you know which go in the frame of a bicycle? Apart from shift, brake and dropper, what other types of cable go?
Is this just a conversation starter? Or are you looking for something specific? If you let us know what you're getting at maybe we could narrow things down. Like mentioned above...you could conceivably route control cables for anything internally.

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Is this just a conversation starter? Or are you looking for something specific? If you let us know what you're getting at maybe we could narrow things down. Like mentioned above...you could conceivably route control cables for anything internally.

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I meant what are the other things apart shift, brake and dropper cablrs we can route internally? Examples of parts.
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You can route just about anything internally. I have my dynamo cable running through my fork leg on one of my bikes. On the e-bikes you have tons of internal cables for the batteries and displays and controllers.

What specifically are you looking for? What do you hope to get out of your question? Do you have a cable or something you need to go internal?
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I think we've covered just about everything that requires some sort of control cables/wires that you'd want on a bike.
-Brakes
-Shifting
-Dropper seatpost
-Wired computer
-Electrical lighting

Seriously...what else could there be that you want on a bike?

Ahhh!!! I've got it. Internally routing of the antenna cable for your CB radio!?!?!?

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You can also route the drain tube of your condom catheter
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Originally Posted by alij2018
Can you list the types of cable you know which go in the frame of a bicycle? Apart from shift, brake and dropper, what other types of cable go?
I strongly suggest running a cable internally to the harmonic function solenoid actuator.
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