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  • ^ actually scrap that the derailleur cable is too long, shit bike

    it's correct.

    you want the housing coming in to the mech barrel straight on with a fairly relaxed bend for two reasons. 1- a tight bend could theoritically hinder the cable sliding easily, especially under high tension. 2 - on shimano mechs (not sure about sram) there's a B spring which sets how far the top pulley is from the cogs. A tight bend in the extremely stiff shifter housing could interfere pulling the mech away from the cog.

    The angle on this deraileur barrel and other newer ones necessatiates a longer cable.

    if you really want shorter housing you can try with these. I've never used one so i can't say. seems like unneeded complexity.

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