Originally Posted by genejockey

Does the cable go through the frame in regular housing? The Battaglin has the rear brake cable routed through the top tube. When I got the frame, it had no housing or cable. I slid a brake cable in, fished the end out at the other opening, and then slid the housing through from the other end. Then I pulled the brake cable out again while I set it up.

When I redid the housings a couple years back, I undid the cable at the brake, pulled the old housing out the back end, and slid the new housing through over the old cable. Easy-peasy.