Good housing length
06-18-19, 06:52 PM
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Looks OK. It could be even a little bit shorter to avoid that downward curve near the frame stop.
06-19-19, 11:42 AM
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It looks like the right length, but is that shift cable housing? If you use brake cable housing there is often too much slop inside to reliably get accurate indexing, esp. on a rear derailleur.
06-19-19, 02:31 PM
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Oh totally forgot to specify, this is a shifter. With that in mind, everyone who said it was ok, do you still hold that opinion?
06-20-19, 06:51 AM
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Yes, it is fine. You could even make it just a tad shorter if you want. But you don’t have to.
06-20-19, 10:46 AM
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Too long, especially with compressionless housing it should make a smooth transition from parallel with the top tube to parallel with the seat stay. Especially with your situation where the cable fixed at both ends it can be shorter, if either end moves (brakes, FD, RD) it is good to check at the point the cable is tightest.
06-21-19, 09:13 AM
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It will work fine.
Myself, I would shorten it just a bit so that it flows with the cable lines.
Myself, I would shorten it just a bit so that it flows with the cable lines.
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