Internal routing - all it's cracked up to be?

[Wyatt Earp]

25 minutes ago, PhilipV said:

An engineer (and a designer) will walk past a dozen virgins to screw a mechanic. 

This is very true, however looking at new bikes year on year, I’m starting to believe that most of these “engineers” are simply autocad designers with marketing degrees.

[PhilipV]

2 hours ago, NotSoBigBen said:

Bliksem ou koffie deur die neus en orals 🤣🤣🤣

Net 'n plesier. 

 

[PhilipV]

Actually, there are two needs here. Riding a bike, vs working on a bike.

I have a couple of trucks, and the vehicle I enjoy working on most is my 1994  truck. The one I enjoy driving most is a 2016 truck. Through the years the tech advances have included creature comforts in the cab, but also practical things like an Automated Manual Transmission. It undeniably makes a difference to the ride and operation of the trucks. Both get the job done, but driving is a vastly different experience. 

I cannot see how headset routed cabling  add any benefit other than looking "better." I work on my own bikes, so headset routing is a big factor in the negative column when I'll be buying a new bike, and price/ride quality etc will have to overcome that while competing with other brands for my attention.