Recently purchased a Litespeed Tuscany. Noticed that the derailer cables are crossed under the down tube before they reach the bottom bracket. Are they supposed to be cabled this way, and why?
"Kingstrup" <kingstrup@telusplanet.net> schreef in bericht news:9R1Zd.40039$gJ3.33260@clgrps13...> Recently purchased a Litespeed Tuscany. Noticed that the derailer cables> are crossed under the down tube before they reach the bottom bracket. Are> they supposed to be cabled this way, and why?>
Cheers> K>
I have mine crossed that way. Its because the outercable makes a weither round and thats why the innercable has a better flow in the outercable. A second point is that the outercable does not dammage the frame that easy, because of the weither round.
"Kingstrup" wrote:> Recently purchased a Litespeed Tuscany. Noticed that the derailer cables> are crossed under the down tube before they reach the bottom bracket. Are> they supposed to be cabled this way, and why?
Kingstrup wrote:> Recently purchased a Litespeed Tuscany. Noticed that the derailer cables> are crossed under the down tube before they reach the bottom bracket. Are> they supposed to be cabled this way, and why?
Sometimes that enhances cable efficiency. Sometimes it hampers. You want a smooth arc with no recurves and as large a radius as is practical.
Generally smaller frame sizes benefit from crossed Ergo gear cables more than larger ones.
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:22:46 -0500, "Arthur Harris" <n2ah@hotmail.com> wrote:
"Kingstrup" wrote:>> Recently purchased a Litespeed Tuscany. Noticed that the derailer cables>> are crossed under the down tube before they reach the bottom bracket. Are>> they supposed to be cabled this way, and why?>
I used to do this regularly. If the downtube is wide, the cables enter the cable guide under the bottom bracket at a more oblique angle. A plastic chainguide gets grooved thin and causes friction. I reverted to not crossing the cables on fat downtube bikes.
: : I have mine crossed that way. Its because the outercable makes a weither : round and thats why the innercable has a better flow in the outercable. A : second point is that the outercable does not dammage the frame that easy, : because of the weither round. : : Hans
I cannot find the word "weither" in the dictionary. What does it mean?
"Pat" <Pat@newstime.com> schreef in bericht news:39lns8F618vs1U1@individual.net...>
:> : I have mine crossed that way. Its because the outercable makes a weither> : round and thats why the innercable has a better flow in the outercable.
: second point is that the outercable does not dammage the frame that
easy,> : because of the weither round.> :> : Hans>
I cannot find the word "weither" in the dictionary. What does it mean?>
Pat in TX> :> :>
OK Pat you arw right. It must be wider ! Excuse me for my ba English, but how about your Dutch ?
: > : I have mine crossed that way. Its because the outercable makes a weither : > : round and thats why the innercable has a better flow in the outercable. : A : > : second point is that the outercable does not dammage the frame that : easy, : > : because of the weither round. : > : : > : Hans : > : > I cannot find the word "weither" in the dictionary. What does it mean? : > : > Pat in TX : > : : > : : > : > : OK Pat you arw right. It must be wider ! Excuse me for my ba English, but : how about your Dutch ? : : Hans
No need to get snarky. I just wanted for you to clarify what you wrote. I didn't understand it as written.
: > : I have mine crossed that way. Its because the outercable makes a>weither>: > : round and thats why the innercable has a better flow in the>outercable.>: A>: > : second point is that the outercable does not dammage the frame that>: easy,>: > : because of the weither round.>: > :>: > : Hans>: >>: > I cannot find the word "weither" in the dictionary. What does it mean?>: >>: > Pat in TX>: > :>: OK Pat you arw right. It must be wider ! Excuse me for my ba English, but>: how about your Dutch ?>:>: Hans>
No need to get snarky. I just wanted for you to clarify what you wrote. I>didn't understand it as written.>
Pat in TX, not Leeuwarden
I cannot find the word "snarky" in the dictionary...
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