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Chinese Carbon MTB => 29er => Topic started by: xeitto on March 24, 2015, 11:33:33 AM

Title: Dropper Post Cable Routing on IP057
Post by: xeitto on March 24, 2015, 11:33:33 AM: Hi everybody,

I just ordered a IP057 frame and I have a question. I'll run a 1x10 Setup so the routing in the top tube is free.

I'd like to use a Reverb Stealth Dropper Post, because I have one here already and it would be the cleanest possible look. Can somebody tell me if it's possible to route the cable from the top tube into the downtube? See picture attached. It looks like there is enough space but I'm not quite sure...

Thank you!

(http://abload.de/img/bildschirmfoto2015-030jsnx.png) (http://abload.de/image.php?img=bildschirmfoto2015-030jsnx.png)
Title: Re: Dropper Post Cable Routing on IP057
Post by: Carbon_Dude on March 24, 2015, 03:48:59 PM: I doubt that will work. Nice picture by the way :).

I believe the internal cable routing has a sleeve to help guide the cable or brake line from the entry hole to the exit hole. You might be able to go in on the down tube instead of the top tube, but I think that's for the rear brake line.

Since you are doing a 1x10 setup, you might be able to route the dropper seatpost cable where you would normally route the front derailleur cable, however I've not seen anyone do it yet. Just not that many people using a dropper post on a XC frame.
Title: Re: Dropper Post Cable Routing on IP057
Post by: xeitto on March 25, 2015, 02:31:08 AM: Are you sure there is a sleeve or are you just guessing? If you route the cables with the housing through the frame there shouldn't be an additional sleeve.

See this quote:
"The plastic tube(s) that come in the frame are a tool, not a part of the bike. Feed the bare cable through the tube, pull the tube over the cable to remove it, then back-feed the housing over the cable to push through the frame. Full-length housings work here. To change cables, pull out the housing, push the tube over the cable, and pull out the cable to return to step one."
Title: Re: Dropper Post Cable Routing on IP057
Post by: Carbon_Dude on March 25, 2015, 07:03:53 AM: Quote from: xeitto on March 25, 2015, 02:31:08 AM
Are you sure there is a sleeve or are you just guessing? If you route the cables with the housing through the frame there shouldn't be an additional sleeve.

See this quote:
"The plastic tube(s) that come in the frame are a tool, not a part of the bike. Feed the bare cable through the tube, pull the tube over the cable to remove it, then back-feed the housing over the cable to push through the frame. Full-length housings work here. To change cables, pull out the housing, push the tube over the cable, and pull out the cable to return to step one."

Nope, that's not how my IP-057 was made. Different frames have different internal routing schemes.
Title: Re: Dropper Post Cable Routing on IP057
Post by: bdub on March 25, 2015, 10:46:33 AM: My IP057 has an internal sleeve that runs through the frame. I know this because my daughter pulled out the plastic tube before I ran the shift cable through it. Even with that gone, I fed the cable through the frame and it came out the other side without any problem.
Title: Re: Dropper Post Cable Routing on IP057
Post by: xeitto on March 25, 2015, 10:53:19 AM: ok guys, thank you! i'll buy a kind shock lev... ;)