Looking at the poll numbers of the 650 votes 40% said if buying a new bike they wouldn't want the hydraulics passing through the inside of the stem while only 32% say they would prefer the hydraulic lines passing through the stem.
Over the past 6 months or so I have done about a dozen custom builds with hydraulics fed through the bars and stem into the head tube. I have seen some really good designs (ENVE Melee, QR SR5/6) on how they are fed through the head tube and a couple of terrible designs but overall they look so clean not having the hydraulic lines external.
So that leaves me wondering, those that voted against, what issues might I be missing.
Mike Plumb, TriPower MultiSports
Professional Running, Cycling and Multisport Coaching, F.I.S.T. Certified
http://www.tripower.org
Over the past 6 months or so I have done about a dozen custom builds with hydraulics fed through the bars and stem into the head tube. I have seen some really good designs (ENVE Melee, QR SR5/6) on how they are fed through the head tube and a couple of terrible designs but overall they look so clean not having the hydraulic lines external.
So that leaves me wondering, those that voted against, what issues might I be missing.
Mike Plumb, TriPower MultiSports
Professional Running, Cycling and Multisport Coaching, F.I.S.T. Certified
http://www.tripower.org