Hahaha, that’s a lot of trauma to dig through!
By far the easiest with a fresh bike are the tube-in-tube frames such as (most) Santa Cruz carbon frames and Yeti frames. These are actually more straightforward than zip-tying external setups.
Banshees are also bone simple though a bit more work to quiet down (Velcro is your friend). This is because of the massive exit to the shock basket.
Next on the list ease wise is frames with BIG exit ports and corresponding rubber grommets or plastic covers. I’d put Rocky Mountain and Marin in this category. Commencal are also no issue EXCEPT the dropper routing on some frames is a proper PIA.
Knolly’s (since you mentioned them) are similarly easy too, with a removable cover by the BB to help. But, on anything over a medium you’ll want a tandem-length shifter cable and brake line to accommodate the sine wave cable action (up the seat stays to the 4x4 link, down the seat tube to the BB, up the downtube to the exit ports) and a proper riser bar.
(Happy to answer other specific cable queries).
Sept. 26, 2023, 5:04 p.m. - Andrew Major
Hahaha, that’s a lot of trauma to dig through! By far the easiest with a fresh bike are the tube-in-tube frames such as (most) Santa Cruz carbon frames and Yeti frames. These are actually more straightforward than zip-tying external setups. Banshees are also bone simple though a bit more work to quiet down (Velcro is your friend). This is because of the massive exit to the shock basket. Next on the list ease wise is frames with BIG exit ports and corresponding rubber grommets or plastic covers. I’d put Rocky Mountain and Marin in this category. Commencal are also no issue EXCEPT the dropper routing on some frames is a proper PIA. Knolly’s (since you mentioned them) are similarly easy too, with a removable cover by the BB to help. But, on anything over a medium you’ll want a tandem-length shifter cable and brake line to accommodate the sine wave cable action (up the seat stays to the 4x4 link, down the seat tube to the BB, up the downtube to the exit ports) and a proper riser bar. (Happy to answer other specific cable queries).