My new Ritchie Swiss Cross Frame set arrived a few days ago. I'm starting to build it from a mix of old and and new components and wheel sets. I was studying the frame and was a little confused by the brazed on cable stops. The front canti hanger looks fairly standard, but the rear is strange to me. There is no rear cable stop and the cable hanger is off center and brased to the seat clamp. The rear der. cable runs along the top tube and down the left chain stay; while the front der has a cable stop on the right of the down tube. I googled some pic's of the bike and more or less figured out how everything goes. But I could sure use some help and suggestions from you CX experts on how to go about cabling my new bright red beauty. Here are some pic's I discovered on the Internet: http://theradavist.com/2012/11/beautiful-bicycle-chris-ritchey-swiss-cross/#1 . Not much on how to do it though. Any help would be appreciated.
I was looking into building up a Swiss Cross and was also considering cable set-up. Other projects came up and now it's on the back burner. Get some inline cable adjusters - they will be helpful as the Swiss Cross doesn't have brazed on adjusters. Jagwire and others make them. They will be useful on the brake cables and front derailleur. For the rear brake cable guide try a cable liner or heat shrink tubing. Is the tension enough to keep it in place? If not, it would easy to create a kind of stop on the liner to keep it in place. Good luck!
nalax wrote:I was looking into building up a Swiss Cross and was also considering cable set-up. Other projects came up and now it's on the back burner. Get some inline cable adjusters - they will be helpful as the Swiss Cross doesn't have brazed on adjusters. Jagwire and others make them. They will be useful on the brake cables and front derailleur. For the rear brake cable guide try a cable liner or heat shrink tubing. Is the tension enough to keep it in place? If not, it would easy to create a kind of stop on the liner to keep it in place. Good luck!
Thanks for the info. and advice. BTW, I think that there is a cable tension adjustment screw in the front brake hanger. The front der cable could benefit from an in-line adjuster though. Checked tire clearance yesterday -- 40 mm gravel tires fit with room to spare. I'll be busy myself the next few weeks; but I hope to have some pic's to post in Oct.
