In his latest “Things that Piss Me Off as a Bike Designer” YouTube Short, Cotic’s founding engineer speaks out about why internal cable routing should go away. Watch it here…

Internally routed cables have become the norm—or as Cotic’s founder and bike designer Cy Turner puts it, de riguer—on modern bicycles, offering a clean aesthetic and reduced cable clutter. However, this design choice comes with several downsides, and many of us simply don’t want it. I don’t speak for everyone, but I’m firmly in the “against” column. Maintenance and repairs can be significantly more time-consuming and frustrating, and as Cy says, why add more holes to a perfectly good frame. It’s always refreshing to see someone in the industry speak up on these matters. What do you think? Are you for or against internal cable routing?

“Heart on your sleeve. Party shirt when it’s sunny. Cables on the outside.”

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