My wife just bought an Orbea road bike with the cables routed under the stem and through the headset like that Scott shown above. Long story short the one piece cable shroud under the stem is cracked and needs to be replaced. That means the handlebar tape, gear cables and brake hoses all have to be removed along with the bar and stem to replace that crummy $6 plastic part. I had it quoted at a local shop since the seller is going to foot the bill. $270 including new bar tape.
Orbea made 2 piece headset spacers for this system so they can be swapped without disconnecting the controls. Big mistake not making that cable shroud in 2 pieces too.
March 23, 2022, 7:36 a.m. - TomM
My wife just bought an Orbea road bike with the cables routed under the stem and through the headset like that Scott shown above. Long story short the one piece cable shroud under the stem is cracked and needs to be replaced. That means the handlebar tape, gear cables and brake hoses all have to be removed along with the bar and stem to replace that crummy $6 plastic part. I had it quoted at a local shop since the seller is going to foot the bill. $270 including new bar tape. Orbea made 2 piece headset spacers for this system so they can be swapped without disconnecting the controls. Big mistake not making that cable shroud in 2 pieces too.