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Old 07-22-21, 07:24 AM
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iReadBlitz
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Originally Posted by TiHabanero
Had to route rear brake line from the caliper to the lever completely internally routed. Could not have done it alone as it required two people, one to guide the hose to the opening in head tube and the other person twisting the hose to get it past the internally routed rear derailleur cable where the hose was getting hung up. Complete bulls**t.

Internally routed cables and hoses are for boy racer wannabes. They solve nothing and add a level of complexity not necessary for one of the simplest transit machines.
Externally routed cables and hoses are for boy mechanic wannabes. They are ugly and add a level of over simplicity that is not necessary for one of the simplest transit machines to wrench on.

/s ... kind of
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