Front der without housing stop

Adam Rush said:

I have just gotten a set of Campy shifters and
mechanisms whose front derailleur is functionally the
same as this one:

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Problem is, it has no cable housing stop. What was
normally used in such a situation? (pictures of such a
setup would be *very* welcome)

What kind of shifters? Down tube shifters usually don't use
any housing on the front der cable. STI/Ergo shifters only
use a housing between the shifter and a down tube or head
tube stop. If your frame doesn't have a stop, you can get a
clamp on stop.

It sounds like you expected the front der to have a
housing stop.

Art Harris

(Adam Rush) said:

I have just gotten a set of Campy shifters and
mechanisms whose front derailleur is functionally the
same as this one:

cgi.ebay.comeBayISAPI.dllOpen ↗
95&item=3685853386&rd=1

Problem is, it has no cable housing stop. What was normally
used in such a situation? (pictures of such a setup would
be *very* welcome)

Also, what are my options if I don't want to braze, drill,
or summon Moloch?

It's a very common type of bottom-pull unit. The cable
routes under the BB across a grooved plastic shoe thingy;
the cable housing on such a setup ends at a ferrule on the
downtube, generally up near the head tube. If your current
setup is for a top-pull, or has the cable housing going
direct to the der, you've got some work to do if you want to
use that der.

A trip to any lbs will provide plenty of examples of this
type of setup. It's the most common arrangement on new and
recent bikes in my experience.
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Adam Rush said:

I have just gotten a set of Campy shifters and
mechanisms whose front derailleur is functionally the
same as this one:

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Problem is, it has no cable housing stop. What was
normally used in such a situation? (pictures of such a
setup would be *very* welcome)

What kind of shifters? Down tube shifters usually don't
use any housing on the front der cable. STI/Ergo shifters
only use a housing between the shifter and a down tube or
head tube stop. If your frame doesn't have a stop, you can
get a clamp on stop.

It sounds like you expected the front der to have a
housing stop.

Art Harris

Older ones often did (e.g. various Suntour models including
cyclone). I had this problem when replacing an old Suntour
front der of 1970's vintage. In the end I hacksawed/filed
off the old front der, just leaving the cable stop and band.
I then mounted this below the new der to provide a separate
cable stop. Doesn't look too bad.

An alternative would be adding an under bottom bracket
cable guide, eliminating the need for a cable stop for the
front der.

Andrew Webster

Most don't. Originally, the cable left a downtube
lever, went under a guide, then pulled the cable
attachment arm from underneath. Now, if you're using
either Ergo or bar-ends, there ought to be a stop on
the downtube for cable housing.

Also back then, the only cable housing at all was between an
eyelet on the right chain stay and the rear derailleur -
same as now.

BTW, if you can get that for a dollar, grab it!

Adam Rush said:

I have just gotten a set of Campy shifters and
mechanisms whose front derailleur is functionally the
same as this one:

cgi.ebay.comeBayISAPI.dllOpen ↗
095&item=3685853386&rd=1

Problem is, it has no cable housing stop. What was
normally used in such a situation? (pictures of such a
setup would be *very* welcome)

Also, what are my options if I don't want to braze, drill,
or summon Moloch?