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I drilled a hole in the head tube of my Talbot for cleaner Di2 wire entry, as the one on the NDS of the down tube always annoyed me.... has been totally fine. Asked Matt before hand and he said it would be fine as head tubes are thick walled.
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been thinking about this more... so when the cable enters the headtube it curves slightly around the steerer into the top of the downtube... I assume that the oversize headtube has a little more space than I do, and I imagined a scenario where I manage to snag the di2 cable in the steerer meaning it jams/unjams and leaves me laying in a heap, or worse...
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Wait a second... is that your rear brake cable entering the down tube on the drive side?
I think I’d have had the di2 cable and rear brake cable going into NDS downtube, would be neater no?
mattyc
Yeah, sorry to disappoint... it's the hole in the steerer that I couldn't bring myself to do... was considering going through head-badge screw hole and around steerer into downtube but then though that is too much faff and if the cable fowls the steerer whilst riding that wouldn't be fun.
With this setup I've only had to drill a hole in the seatpost cradle, so frame and forks remain as the good folk of Moots intended... I like the idea of having the battery in the saddle roll so I can take it off and charge it without having to 'plug the bike in' which is sometimes annoying with the Parlee...