Finally got cable routing right after watching 8 shop mechanics do it their way

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Which one of them finally hit the magic spot for you, or did you just average out all their tricks? Was it the internal routing or the housing stops that gave you the most grief?

iris5741mo ago

I had a 2018 Diverge that I finally got dialed in after swapping to a full Jagwire housing set. The internal routing was a nightmare on that frame, especially the rear brake where it goes through the chainstay. @alice_palmer20, the trick for me was to push the housing through from the handlebar end first, then tape the outer to the cable and pull the whole thing through together. Housing stops were less of an issue once I figured out I needed to file down the burrs on the frame entrance holes from the factory. Honestly, the biggest difference came from switching to compressionless housing for the shifting, that woke up the whole system. Took me three tries over a weekend to get it right but now it shifts clean and brakes are solid.