Fully agree on using four clamps.
I'm just not willing to spend $30-45 on each hand to make \*this\* set of brakes have integrated clamps with \*that\* set of shifters knowing full-well that I'm going to need to replace any one of those four components and doing so will necessitate another $30-45 each side.
I put this right up there in the category of "upgrade" to a bike that internal cable routing makes- it's way more difficult to install and maintain, and it's entirely there for aesthetic reasons- and while I care about the aesthetics of my bikes, I've never thought them "cluttered" looking because of the cable housing (except for the time I had super long rear brake/shift housing for doing bar spins, but I digress).
May 5, 2021, 4:20 a.m. - nothingfuture
Fully agree on using four clamps. I'm just not willing to spend $30-45 on each hand to make \*this\* set of brakes have integrated clamps with \*that\* set of shifters knowing full-well that I'm going to need to replace any one of those four components and doing so will necessitate another $30-45 each side. I put this right up there in the category of "upgrade" to a bike that internal cable routing makes- it's way more difficult to install and maintain, and it's entirely there for aesthetic reasons- and while I care about the aesthetics of my bikes, I've never thought them "cluttered" looking because of the cable housing (except for the time I had super long rear brake/shift housing for doing bar spins, but I digress).