FM098 Cable Routing
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FM098 Cable Routing
Postby neild » Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:46 pm
It's a Di2 frame and really deserves that group set but at the moment I can't really justify it. I have most parts I need already and only need brifters and rear derailleur. It will be a mixture of parts, force brakes, apex cranks, 105 FD, ultegra chain and cassette. At the moment I'm leaning towards just getting Ultegra brifters and RD however I'm insure on cable routing.
The frame I have has no cable stops for the RD. So this means I'll need to run full length cable outer from the shifters to RD.
My question is in regards to routing the cable outer past the bottom bracket. Should it go above the BB or below? Does it actually matter? I don't even know if it will go under but before I spent too long trying I thought I'd ask.
I'm also waiting on a fork expander bung and its so frustrating not being able to do any of the build, let alone ride it.
Thanks
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby ozdavo » Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:30 pm
The FD is another question altogether. I can't think of an easy way to terminate the outer, either above or below the FD mount. The Seattube shape doesn't lend itself to a clamp on cable guide, so a bit of ingenuity will be required.
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby neild » Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:47 pm
Tough decision, just spend 250 odd on what I really need or pony up the extra 700 on Di2.
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby ozdavo » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:51 am
If your interested, I have 6600 Brifters & DA 7800 RD I could do for say $180 posted (express) as a cheap way to get you rolling.
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby Crawf » Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:23 pm
From memory there is an exit hole underneath the BB, were does that go to/from? I never used it.
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby neild » Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:13 pm
The more I think about it the more I'm thinking I might as well just go Di2 now. I know I will always think about every time I ride the bike.
I just need to get my head around Di2 now, with E-tube cables and the different junction boxes I've seen. I won't be waiting or going to 11 speed as that would require new wheels and all my other bikes are 10 speed anyway.
Crawf did you just run all the Di2 cables down the drive side if the frame?
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby Crawf » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:28 pm
P.S. Go Di2, you won't regret it, it's brill. Be sure to go internal battery and the new junction.
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby neild » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:32 am
Just waiting on the internal battery and charger to arrive. Desperately want to start building it up but holding off until I have everything.
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby Crawf » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:52 am
Awesome.
A few tips:
You can at least get the cables routed, that's the hardest part, I used a wire coat hanger were needed and a zip tie with a loop on the end to grab and pull the SD50's through.
With the internal seat battery be sure to look down the seat tube to see whats going to be in the way first. I used clear silicone from the hardware store to stick it in the seat post half hanging out, with the silicone - it keeps it in place firmly, has some absorption qualities, but can be easily pulled out if needed later on, unlike liquid nails or similar,
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby neild » Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:32 am
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby Crawf » Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:37 am
The next time I didn't bother, haven't heard one rattle.
Not sure about the foam - not sure how that can secure it? It doesn't move with my method.
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby neild » Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:09 pm
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
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Re: FM098 Cable Routing
Postby neild » Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:37 pm
I was so surprised by how small the internal battery is. Its tiny. The cable routing was actually pretty easy. I used a spare brake cable inner, tied some fishing line onto the end and pulled it though. That allowed me to tie the line onto the Di2 cables and pull them through fairly easy. One thing I found is that with the internal cables, probably best to deterine the sizes you need and then add 5cm to each cable (other than the shifter to Junction-A). Lengths are all ok, but an extra few cm on each wouldn't have hurt.
Everything plugged in, hooked it up to the laptop and ran the e-tube software - no shifters detected. Bugger! Check the cables and they seem to be plugged in. Check again and still no joy. So tried again and 'click', in go the wires. It was so much harder to plug the wires into the shifters than all the other components. All the firmware updated and I'm good to go.
I'm a bit of a nerd and love gadgets, so I'm in heaven. In response to another thread, do I need Di2? No. Do I want it and love it? Yes! I can see it's going to be hard to resist changing the commuter to Di2.
I had a play around setting the multishift and that's interesting. Tried the different options and pretty cool holding the button down and the RD continuall shifting and the FD also making adjustments at the same time.
Got the bottom bracket in and the build will continue tomorrow night.
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