Bare Cable Exposure: Why?

(Pete Cresswell) said:

I've got a new bike on which the maker saw fit to braze cable stops on the
chainstay that expose about 4" of cable.

Seems like a lot of work for a minimal weight savings, minimal added stiffness,
and exposing the cables to whatever crud accumulates there (it's an MTB).

There must be a reason.......?

Normally it's done because cable housing compresses, so you avoid it
where possible. 4" is pretty pointless though.

(Pete Cresswell) said:

I've got a new bike on which the maker saw fit to braze cable stops on the
chainstay that expose about 4" of cable.

Seems like a lot of work for a minimal weight savings, minimal added stiffness,
and exposing the cables to whatever crud accumulates there (it's an MTB).

There must be a reason.......?

Is it a full-suspension unit? I've seen that done on several of
those, apparently to minimize the housing creep that might otherwise
occur.
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RE/

Quoted message said:

Is it a full-suspension unit? I've seen that done on several of
those, apparently to minimize the housing creep that might otherwise
occur.

Yes, FS.

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(Pete Cresswell) said:

RE/

Quoted message said:

Is it a full-suspension unit? I've seen that done on several of
those, apparently to minimize the housing creep that might otherwise
occur.

Yes, FS.

Ah. That's probably it, then. They likely wanted to keep suspension
motion from causing the cable housing to creep in either direction and
bind or pull out of a ferrule. By having the section that carries the
cable past the suspension flex anchored to a braze-on at both ends, it
minimizes the number of ways that the cable can do unwanted things.
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