Raleigh Road Ace Frame and forks

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

105 is a great group set. My road ace was a great frame spoiled by the 600AX imo. It did look very nice though

 

[dorset boy]

Find it strange that Raleigh were putting cable guides on top of the BB in 1984 when my 1982 Gran Sport has the more modern method ?

 

[vcballbat]

Find it strange that Raleigh were putting cable guides on top of the BB in 1984 when my 1982 Gran Sport has the more modern method ?
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To accommodate the aero shifter mounted on the top of the down tube and the built-in cable guide on the AX rear mech

 

[sjcprojects]

The AX groups were a strange misstep for Shimano. I guess the aero thing was absolutely correct in principle, but the implementation was wrong.

But anyway, I have a nice AX bottle cage if you want one (those aero bottles were also of course a complete faff, but they did look futuristic).

 

[Nob]

AX Dura Ace caliper was a nice fit on this machine of mine

 

[Reiver]

Find it strange that Raleigh were putting cable guides on top of the BB in 1984 when my 1982 Gran Sport has the more modern method ?
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I did wonder why these were a thing and permanent one too
Obviously its cable routing but it looks cluttered and a bit agricultural.
I think Raleigh could have put some more thought into the design, i’m sure this has been discussed in depth.
Have these guides been used on SBDU frames or have I seen something else - I will have a look