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Your RD cable runs quite a bit nicer, no awkward bent near the seat post and wiggling around the seat stay.
My old spec stumpjumper has both shifter cable running along the downtube while my old Univega mtb has both cables running along the top tube. I do not understand why each shifter cable runs along a different tube. Especially for a cx bike it would make sense to have both running along the top tube to protect them a bit from mud
Wouter
My MTB has this. I think it's because the cable goes in at a different angle on a MTB derailleur to a road one and the cable route is better if it comes down the stay.
Have a look here. You can see where I've got a 105 road derailleur on it, the cable has a bit of an awkward route in whereas with a MTB derailleur it just wraps round neatly.
Not defendin jus sayin.