Internal Cable Routing Ports
Cable doors if you ve just bought a bike that s internally routed the first things to get your head around are the cable ports in other words the entry.
Internal cable routing ports. Kit includes three plastic coated 250cm cables with attached magnets and unique fittings plus an external guide magnet to speed operation. Pro internal routing tool jagwire s pro internal routing tool simplifies routing through a frame using powerful magnets to safely and easily guide cables housing and e shift wires. Features black polycarbonate 4mm ports for use with derailleur or dropper pos. I have a carbon frame with internal cable routing so once i ve removed the shifter cable there will be open ports in the frame.
And internal routing often demands rebleeding your brakes or adjusting the gear cables so they pull smoothly. What might happen if i don t plug them. Choose the appropriate option for your specific cable routing. There are a couple of ways to set up your di2 system.
I explained how rené herse did it because to me it s the gold standard. Ibis internal cable port for the ibis mojo 3 mojo hd3 tranny 29 ripley and ripley ls use these cable ports and stops to run whatever drive train you would like. Speeds the internal frame routing of electric wires shift cable housing brake cable housing and hydraulic tubing on carbon fiber ti and aluminum frames. Bikes with internal cables can be notoriously difficult to service.
Unfortunately with modern internal cable routing you often find that it s nearly impossible to get the new cable to travel the right way just by pushing it through the entry hole. There is one where the cable enters at the top of the frame and one under the bottom bracket where the cable exits. Di2 cable routing options. Decide which components will go where on your frame.
Here are our latest and greatest hacks for getting the job done. Regardless of the option you choose the process of selecting your ew sd50 electric wires is the same. Is it important to plug these ports. Routing cables through bikes can be really easy or infuriatingly hard.