Drilling help / lend

Posted on Thu 11th, November 2010

• #1

marksparkylane

Right, I'm looking to drill some holes in my Nitto bullhorns for some internal cable routing as I find cable underneath tape too uncomfortable. I fully understand the risks.

I have a rough idea of where I want the holes but was hoping for some advice or assitance in actually doing the job. Can exchange tools/help for beer!
• #2

STE5

I know that you've said you understand the risks, but if you drill a hole large enough for a brake cable housing in a pair of Nitto bullhorns I'd bet a months salary they fail within a year.

What type of brake lever are you using?
• #3

marksparkylane

Do you think it's that risky? Not sure how to get around the problem of having massive cable underneath the tape...a

Added to that the bar end TT levers, Profile Quick Stop or SRAM 500, I was going to attach are so much better than the externally routed lever, Tektro etc...
• #4

marksparkylane

For anyone remotely interested, I've been doing some more metallurgy investigatrix and it seems that drilling such soft alluminium bars is a bad idea. At some point they will fail - I think I was being too beligerant and didn't want to acknowledge this as I had already bought the Nittos.

If anyone is looking for an alternative bullhorn with zero degree drop , I've found the Profile Base / Stoker bar which is wider than the Nitto RB 018 at 40cm versus 38cm (other widths also available) and has internal routing for cables. Enough talking to myself now!

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