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So I've just noticed that the brake hose on my Superlight has worn through the paint behind the head tube and is now carving a groove into the alu itself. This doesn't sound good, right? I'll take a photo for gawking once I've found the proper lens.
You need to wrap the hose in something like neoprene and put something on the frame. Or re-route the hose a little.
re-route the hose
^This.
Shorten it, lengthen it, place other side of HT, ziptie to another cable etc. Whatever it takes, keep it away from the frame other than at the cable / hose guides.
A photo of the damage:
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Yes, I'll certainly be re-routing it, especially now that I don't have a front mech I think I can trivially run it down the other side. I'm wondering how thick the down tube is at that point...
A bit of heli tape on the frame is a lot easier than re routing it + the damage will be hidden behind the cable.
eeesh. That's a fair old groove.
I prefer to call it Advanced Natural Cable Routing. I'll sell the patent to Specialised.
Actually keep going and you'll have a nice internal routing port
Serious you say... You need Jagwire outers for "Serious"
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Which, when combined with crackage...
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Means the frame will be picked up by the Council Recycling Binmen
I did this to my Nukeproof Mega
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I spoke to Hotlines and they said 'that'll be fine, there is LOADS of metal there'. However, probably a bit less on a Superlight...
Jesus H Christ on a Stick. Yeah that makes my damage pale into insignificance, but I guess the difference is that I want a bike that is fine to ride. I just mailed SC to see what they think...
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fitted a lot of these recently..... probably worth investing in a few if you're not using helitape etc
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fitted a lot of these recently..... probably worth investing in a few if you're not using helitape etc
Self amalgamating tape is your friend 💡