Timeline for Is it normal for my derailleur cables to cross over on the down tube?
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| Oct 1, 2017 at 17:59 | comment | added | Ron Jensen | I used to work for a Specialized dealership, this is a very common cable routing on road bikes. | |
| Nov 12, 2014 at 19:24 | comment | added | Kennah | @DavidRicherby I'm by no means a sufficiently skilled mechanic, but I recall last year when I had my brake and derailer cables replaced. The two mechanics I was talking with, both of whom are extremely skilled and both are framebuilders on the side, had differing views on the subject. Both felt strongly, to cross or not to cross, but it was polite disagreement. I asked about crossing, and got the response, "That's a sure way to start an argument between mechanics." They gave me their differing views, and smoother shifting from crossing was acknowledged as true by the straight cable advocate. | |
| Nov 12, 2014 at 17:09 | comment | added | Carel | Was this done by a cross-eyed mechanic? There's no reason for doing this and because of friction it hampers smooth action of both derailleurs. | |
| Nov 12, 2014 at 15:58 | comment | added | David Richerby | By what physical mechanism would crossing the cables make shifting smoother? | |
| Nov 12, 2014 at 12:16 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | Note that routing this way keeps the cables more "inboard" and less likely to get hung up on something. | |
| Nov 12, 2014 at 0:29 | comment | added | Deleted User | Most of the major manufacturers ship bike to shops with the cabling already routed. If your ride looks like this, check the rest of them in the shop, they probably all look like that because Specialized shipped them that way. | |
| Nov 11, 2014 at 22:46 | comment | added | PeteH | +1, I stand corrected. I've not come across this before | |
| Nov 11, 2014 at 22:36 | comment | added | JoeNyland | Agreed. The more I look into this, the more it seems to be a conscious decision to do it that way. There also seems to be specific mentions of cables being crossed like this on Specialized bikes too. | |
| Nov 11, 2014 at 22:34 | vote | accept | JoeNyland | ||
| Nov 11, 2014 at 22:14 | history | answered | Kennah | CC BY-SA 3.0 |