Bike Internal Cable Routing Sleeve

I can still use it as an internal protection sleeve inside the frame as the rear.

Bike internal cable routing sleeve.

I m sure there s an obvious answer that i m missing that you guys can help me with i just don t want to do anything rash like cutting back the sleeves until i know how. I got this to thread cables in my fuji transonic internal cables. Reproduction of the spoke lock key which i described here. My new frame beone raw comes with internal cable routing sleeves for the gear cables.

The internal diameter is sufficient to slide the brake cable through but the outside diameter is unfortunately too large to fit through the built in housing stops in the frame for the rear brake. Here are our latest and greatest hacks for getting the job done. My question is how do i join up the gear outer with the sleeve. Replacement of the front hub because the flange was broken.

Reproduce spoke lock key2. Bikes with internal cables can be notoriously difficult to service. There is tubing specifically designed for this purpose and you basically snip the derailleur end off the old cable reverse feed the sleeve tubing along the cable until it pops out the next port in the frame. The sleeves extend up out of the holes in the down tube by around 2cm.

I want to speed up changing my internally routed gear cables by using a very close fitting sleeve which i can thread over the entire length of the old gear cable before whipping the old gear cable out and then leaving a clear channel to rapidly run in the new cable thus eliminating the faff of threading the new cable blindly through the. If the cables hoses are able to move around in the frame s cable guides or internal routing you can stop the noise with a couple of small zipties. Internal routing isn t that much harder to re cable even in the absence of internal sleeves. Internal cable routing serves another purpose which is to protect the cables or wires in the case of electronic components from being snagged or severed in a crash or if the bike falls allowing the cable or wire to strike something.