Pro tip: forget cable ties, try this for internal routing

I spent two hours fighting with a shift cable inside a carbon frame last week, using magnets and zip ties like everyone says. Finally grabbed a old spoke, bent a tiny hook on the end, and pulled the cable through in under ten minutes. Anyone else find that the common advice here just doesn't work for certain frame shapes?

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baker.christopher9d ago

Magnets have always worked fine for me tbh. The trick is using a really strong one on the outside of the frame and a smaller one taped to the cable end inside. Never had a tangle issue.

amy_martin9d ago

Ha okay but @karen_carter is it really that big of a deal?

karen_carter10d ago

I used to swear by the magnet method, honestly thought it was the only way to go... But after fighting with a tangled mess inside my last frame for way too long, I gave the spoke trick a shot. Changed my whole outlook on internal routing. It's so much easier to control the cable end and guide it around tight bends without everything getting stuck. Now I feel kinda silly for all those hours wasted on magnets and string... the spoke hook thing is just simpler and faster, no contest.