It’s not really a safety concern. It’s possible the bag might be damaged by rubbing the cable over time. It could also damage the bike’s paint if the bag is pressing the brake cable against the frame.
TrigWaker on
Put it under it
gloriouswhatever on
Not been an issue for me.
motojoe333 on
Cut a cable housing to length run the exposed cable through it , to make it look nicer put ferrules on the ends .
dunncrew on
You could get a length of brake cable housing and run the cable through it, between the cable stops, instead of having bare cable.
pimpslap39 on
You’d be lucky to get the already cut brake cable back through the housing. Like the other person suggested, put the Velcro straps “under” or between the top tube and cable. It won’t hurt nothing.
Latter_Inspector_711 on
New bike time with internal routing
cascajal on
Try to get tubbing to put the wire inside. If not, the bag will get damaged, and the brake might stick
bugquest7281 on
Had the same probelm, just loosened it a tiny bit and it was fine
pickles55 on
It can wear a hole in the paint really fast but it should still work ok
Right_Stage6157 on
Seems to me like there’s no concern other than potential paint wear in the veeery long term. If you’re worried about that a piece of e-tape along the bottom of your tube should protect just fine
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It’s not really a safety concern. It’s possible the bag might be damaged by rubbing the cable over time. It could also damage the bike’s paint if the bag is pressing the brake cable against the frame.
Put it under it
Not been an issue for me.
Cut a cable housing to length run the exposed cable through it , to make it look nicer put ferrules on the ends .
You could get a length of brake cable housing and run the cable through it, between the cable stops, instead of having bare cable.
You’d be lucky to get the already cut brake cable back through the housing. Like the other person suggested, put the Velcro straps “under” or between the top tube and cable. It won’t hurt nothing.
New bike time with internal routing
Try to get tubbing to put the wire inside. If not, the bag will get damaged, and the brake might stick
Had the same probelm, just loosened it a tiny bit and it was fine
It can wear a hole in the paint really fast but it should still work ok
Seems to me like there’s no concern other than potential paint wear in the veeery long term. If you’re worried about that a piece of e-tape along the bottom of your tube should protect just fine