Ibis Hakkaliigi Disc 700CC Instruction Manual - page 7
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BIkE SET-uP TIPS aNd TRIckS
Ripley Routing
BIkE SET-uP TIPS aNd TRIckS
Ripley Routing
To keep the cable quiet inside the frame,
there are a couple methods. The first:
Install three zip ties on the housing about
an inch apart, so that they will be located
in the middle of the tube when the cable
is installed in the frame (to do this, pull the
housing out of the top tube and through
the top of the head tube about 2 feet,
then install the zip ties). Point the zip ties in
different directions. Do not cut the tail off
the zip tie.
When you insert the housing with zip ties
into the frame, the zip ties will prevent the
cable from rattling inside the frame. The
cables need to cross inside the toptube.
The rear derailleur cable should enter the
left side of the head tube and exit the
frame on the right.
The second method is a nifty ‘hack’ one
of our dealers showed us. In place of the
zip ties, use a piece of 7/16” OD, 1/4”
ID closed cell EPDM foam tubing. You
can find it at McMaster-Carr, part number
4339T1. Simply slide about 12” of foam
over each of the cables inside the top tube
and you’ll accomplish the same thing as the
zip ties.
Build the bike with the cables dangling,and
when you are ready, feed the derailleur
cable through the housing. Once you’ve
got your cables routed through the upper
shock mount area (up to four cables), you
have two choices in how to proceed.
You can use our nifty Ripley Dice, a clean
system to hold all the Ripley cables snug
and guide them where they need to go.
The dice have letters indicating which way
is forward, and also which cable goes
where. Fd=Front derailleur, Rd=Rear
Derailleur, SP=Dropper Seatpost and
BR=Rear Brake. Simply install the dice over
the cable, push it up as close to where the
cables exit the top tube and then snug the
3mm allen. Alternatively, if you don’t have
one of our dice, you can put a zip tie super
snug around the cables right where they
exit that area. The front derailleur cable
should be routed on the inside of the
clevis. The second tie above the middle
of the shock should be used on the rear
derailleur and rear brake only. It should
be very tight too. It keeps the casings from
bowing out sideways during suspension
movement.
Don’t capture the dropper post cable or
FD casing with that 2nd tie over the
mid shock, as they don’t move with the
suspension. The FD cable should be run as
directly as possible and zip tied (loosely)
to the rear der. cable along the clevis.
See illustration on page 9.