With disc brakes, you get better, more reliable braking performance, especially in wet weather. But you also deal with more setup issues. One such issue is cable routing.
Cable routing can be tricky, since you need longer cables to reach the disc calipers. And sometimes your bicycle will even leave the shop with cables routed improperly!
Here are the best guides I have found for disc cable routing:
A Complete Idiot’s Guide to Proper Front Disc Brake Cable Routing – complete guide to getting the right routing for a front disc brake.
Proper Front Disc Cable/Hose Routing – another picture showing proper front disc cable routing.
How To Replace Cable Housings – if you need to replace the cable housing, here is some help with that.
Filed under: Basic Bike Repair | Tagged: cables, disc brake, disc brakes
