Shifter cables routed under BB, ice?

Bare shifter cables are routed under the BB, and (who would have
thought?) when it's slightly below freezing, they pick up road water
from the front wheel and freeze up.

Any quick fixes? Like hanging string on them to reroute the
water, or covering them somehow with duct tape?

It's only a problem in a narrow temperature range, where you get
ice in the air and water on the road.
--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

Ron Hardin Wrote:
Bare shifter cables are routed under the BB, and (who would have
thought?) when it's slightly below freezing, they pick up road water
from the front wheel and freeze up.

Any quick fixes? Like hanging string on them to reroute the
water, or covering them somehow with duct tape?

It's only a problem in a narrow temperature range, where you get
ice in the air and water on the road.
--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.
I put globs of Phil Wood grease on them that seems to shed the water
and it doesn't freeze.
I usually ride a bicyclye with fender and mud-flap to keep stuff from
spraying back off the front wheel, but I do have a couple of bicycles
not so equipped that I have ridden in that near freezing condition...
with the Phil Wood grease covering that area. Of course, you need to
be aware of it and not rub it off on your clothing, etc.


--
daveornee

On Mar 4, 6:49 pm, Ron Hardin wrote:
Bare shifter cables are routed under the BB, and (who would have
thought?) when it's slightly below freezing, they pick up road water
from the front wheel and freeze up.

Any quick fixes? Like hanging string on them to reroute the
water, or covering them somehow with duct tape?

It's only a problem in a narrow temperature range, where you get
ice in the air and water on the road.

Fixed gear. --D-y

On Mar 4, 7:49 pm, Ron Hardin wrote:
Bare shifter cables are routed under the BB, and (who would have
thought?) when it's slightly below freezing, they pick up road water
from the front wheel and freeze up.

Any quick fixes? Like hanging string on them to reroute the
water, or covering them somehow with duct tape?

It's only a problem in a narrow temperature range, where you get
ice in the air and water on the road.
--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

Ron,

Yep, SKS full fenders with (home made) mudflaps is always a good idea.
The rubbing of cable on bottom of seatpost is a half baked idea to me.
If you have a 1-1/8" frame, get a dual housing stop bracket so you can
tilt it on low bar, then tilt up where der cable can go directly to
bottom of seatpost bracket (above lug if you have them) on the right
side below front der, then get a Sturmey Archer Wheeled cable bracket
(Harris parts) to route up to derailleur. The right side of housing
bracket will either need longer cable maybe since it is tilted down
stretching the cable, and/or a S-A wheeled bracket at the bottom of
low tube (above lug if you have them) on the right side as well to
route back to the rear derailleur. Of course I don't know what bike
you have, etc... but this suggestion is just an alternative for 1-1/8"
steel frames. Something to think about anyway for your specific
problem. I've got two S-A wheeled clamps ready to install myself.

Sheldon did something similar just for front derailleur for a heavy
guy who flexed his seat tube and auto shifted; but don't know exactly
what Sheldon did except used S-A wheeled clamp since he never did say.
But its not difficult conceptually, yet anyway.

Good luck

airplanes have this problem
google it!
de icer

"Ron Hardin" wrote in message
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Bare shifter cables are routed under the BB, and (who would have
thought?) when it's slightly below freezing, they pick up road water
from the front wheel and freeze up.

Any quick fixes? Like hanging string on them to reroute the
water, or covering them somehow with duct tape?

It's only a problem in a narrow temperature range, where you get
ice in the air and water on the road.
--
Ron Hardin


On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

PAM, works but if you forget about it until spring the cleanup is a little
ugly.
Bill

"Ron Hardin" wrote in message
Bare shifter cables are routed under the BB, and (who would have
thought?) when it's slightly below freezing, they pick up road water
from the front wheel and freeze up.
Any quick fixes? Like hanging string on them to reroute the
water, or covering them somehow with duct tape?
It's only a problem in a narrow temperature range, where you get
ice in the air and water on the road.

Bill wrote:
PAM, works but if you forget about it until spring the cleanup is a little
ugly.

Good suggestion! It's not all _that_ ugly! Pam (aerosol lecithin) is
also used on mountain/cross bikes to keep mud from agglutinating during
a race and on the front of roof-racked bikes to make suicide mosquito
cleanup easier.
--
Andrew Muzi
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