Protecting your beloved frame from cable rub
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There were five types AFAIK.
The first with solid dropouts and canti stop.
The X-Lite in between one with lighter dropouts and canti stop.
The later one with lighter dropouts and no canti stop.
Then two disk brake versions with and without canti mounts.
Reasonably sure this is right!
The first with solid dropouts and canti stop.
The X-Lite in between one with lighter dropouts and canti stop.
The later one with lighter dropouts and no canti stop.
Then two disk brake versions with and without canti mounts.
Reasonably sure this is right!
Well first of all you can re-route the housings...
So the right shifter and brake go to the left side of the bike and viseversa, that way the housing will never rub on the frame or bike parts, plus it will shift better too.
Something like this.
Or this..
Or even this..
Also to protect them right chainstay you can wrap it in "mister tuffy's"
Many more pictures here
http://patineto.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Ri ... ;k=T3w7tHK
So the right shifter and brake go to the left side of the bike and viseversa, that way the housing will never rub on the frame or bike parts, plus it will shift better too.
Something like this.
Or this..
Or even this..
Also to protect them right chainstay you can wrap it in "mister tuffy's"
Many more pictures here
http://patineto.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Ri ... ;k=T3w7tHK
Steel wool 
My Ti which has a mirror finish is at the moment up on the stand for a bit of polishing.
Its just a case of 0000 grade steel wool and autosol but making sure to go in one direction only. After that i do much the same but with a fine cotton cloth and autosol.
The wire wool takes care of any minor scratches and imparts a very shiny surface ,its only doing it again with the soft cloth makes the surface finish mirror like :?
finish up with some car turtle wax, it helps protect it for any oxidizing which on Ti takes a long long time.
My Ti which has a mirror finish is at the moment up on the stand for a bit of polishing.
Its just a case of 0000 grade steel wool and autosol but making sure to go in one direction only. After that i do much the same but with a fine cotton cloth and autosol.
The wire wool takes care of any minor scratches and imparts a very shiny surface ,its only doing it again with the soft cloth makes the surface finish mirror like :?
finish up with some car turtle wax, it helps protect it for any oxidizing which on Ti takes a long long time.
