Originally Posted by
Lombard
I don't see cables as being unaesthetic. That's like saying headlights on cars look unaesthetic. Granted some cars in the past have had concealed headlights because someone thought lights were unattractive. In a weird kind of way, I kind of miss those shifter housings that used to protrude directly out of the shifter and down the downtube.
I actually like external cabling myself. It's a place you can add some contrasting color without logos/decals. Plus, with the rest of the stuff hanging like lights, bottles/cages, Varia, saddle, etc. the cables are not a distraction. Now if all that stuff was integreted into the frame, I might think differently.