PeterF Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Gonna pick up this thread.. I have a 2013 anthem X, and ive been tempted to drill it for stealth routing. Dont do any serious stuff on the bike like big drops, and im at 80kg. Cant imagine it would stress the frame too much.. I would like to run the dropper cable all the way through the frame and passed the press fit bb, but im not sure of 2 things. Firstly, are the tubes (seat tube and bottom tube) even open on the inside? Like do they connect? And secondly, will there be space for the cable passed the pfbb? Because if that would work i only have to drill one hole near the headset for the cable. Does anyone have any idea what the inside of the frame is like on an alu anthem?You should be able to get the cable past the BB. The seat tube and the downtube open up into the BB shell. It is a pretty tight fit and a bit of a pita but many have done it successfully.
ichnusa Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Take out your chainset and BB to look how much space there is...
Headshot Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Gonna pick up this thread.. I have a 2013 anthem X, and ive been tempted to drill it for stealth routing. Dont do any serious stuff on the bike like big drops, and im at 80kg. Cant imagine it would stress the frame too much.. I would like to run the dropper cable all the way through the frame and passed the press fit bb, but im not sure of 2 things. Firstly, are the tubes (seat tube and bottom tube) even open on the inside? Like do they connect? And secondly, will there be space for the cable passed the pfbb? Because if that would work i only have to drill one hole near the headset for the cable. Does anyone have any idea what the inside of the frame is like on an alu anthem?I drilled my wife's Zula for a stealth cable but avoided any issues with the BB by simply taking the cable out of the seat tube a few cm above the junction with the BB. You could do the same and then run the cable up the top of the down tube with the other cables there. Far simpler than trying to get a cable around the BB...
dirtypot Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 On the Anthem if you're running 1x then you have the tabs which would normally hold the front derailleur cable along the top tube which are now just sitting there doing nothing. Why not use these with one of the new style external dropper posts where the activation piece is around the bottom collar and you then don't have the cable bouncing up and down. It looks neat, works well, doesn't get in the way and doesn't require you drilling your frame. https://www.lynecomponents.com/external-droppers
Jacoo Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 On the Anthem if you're running 1x then you have the tabs which would normally hold the front derailleur cable along the top tube which are now just sitting there doing nothing. Why not use these with one of the new style external dropper posts where the activation piece is around the bottom collar and you then don't have the cable bouncing up and down. It looks neat, works well, doesn't get in the way and doesn't require you drilling your frame. https://www.lynecomponents.com/external-droppersIm actually doing exactly that, running 1x and got an external 125mm lyne dropper. Just really want that clean look, and ive got room for a dropper up to even 200mm. So just keeping an eye out for a dropper and then considering going internal
Dieter ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 My wife's bike also has had it done. 10/10 would do it again.
BaGearA Posted February 28, 2019 Posted February 28, 2019 My wife's bike also has had it done. 10/10 would do it again.Silver back?
diogmbmonteiro Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 Hi, im a owner of an old LaPierre Bicycle, i already have a droper seat post, but is a internal or stealth seat post. I need to know if you can help me, i need to drill a hole to have the possibility to install the internal working droper post. It's possible to unofficially say, were is the best place to do a drill on frame, must be on the seat tube, but i need to know were is the spot with less stress to drill a clean hole safely, in a way that have a less risk to compromise the integrity of the frame, the frame in question is an old Spicy frame, from 2009 -2011 i think.
BaGearA Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 Drill through that sticker above the pivot in the seat tube then drill the same hole about 3 mm above that and filled the two holes together That will give you A slot rather than hole and it should be solid in that area
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