Thanks for the pointers.
Still not quite sure of how to get it to loop back up and into the top tube, but I'll try something string, like you did. I think I have an idea of how to do it now.

I have a TriRig Omega on the front, so it kind of defeats the purpose having a big loop out there for the rear brake. I don't believe the supposed 1w saving will do much, but aesthetically, it will be a huge improvement.

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route the housing from the rear to front with fork removed. housing comes to front, you pull it down(with hand/fingers in headtube) and route up through the box

ahhh ok that makes sense now.
Will try.

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How are you hanging the front brake cable from the Aduro stem? Can you post closer up pics of that?

by using a noodle inside. the noodle stop fits very nicely into the normal housing exit

Do you, or anyone who has done this routing, find that the braking is mushy?

Got it routed, which was a lot easier than I first thought, but it's pretty mushy. It seems that the hard bend into the top tube is a bit much.

EDIT
Read through some of the earlier comments. Seems this mushy braking is common. Not sure I want crap braking and 1w saved vs great braking and standard routing.

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Have you tried pushing a little excess housing into the frame to make the loop larger? That helped mine.

Yeah, I have tried that. Doesn't seem to make a difference :/

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Ok. No worries. Just trying to offer suggestions. Much of the squishing feeling might be from the extra drag of having a ton of housing. that's what I chalked it up to anyways.

it felt a little weird, but braking wasn't hurt and I could still control braking with ease. But I know brake squisiness is very personal on preference.

I might have to try it out on the road - maybe it's actually ok. I just don't like to have to depress the brake lever completely before it starts to grab the wheel.

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Hmmm are you sure all slack is out of the cable and everything? Not trying to doubt your mechanic skills Just trying to give a checklist. I just never experienced that it took up more lever pull to have pads meet Rim. Just a little bit more drag was the difference

I am pretty sure it is - I've pulled it as tight as possible.
I'll give it another try.

I'm not the best mechanic, so it's possible I fucked it up! Thanks for the help.

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My humble ride. Stock with Hed Jet 6 and Disc Cover

Just redid the whole thing. Works well now, no mush.

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Probably a really dumb question :)

Does the P3 only come in black / white?

Having looked online / their website, it looks that way? The only time I've seen anything other than black/white is custom spray jobs.

the latest model that came out is grey and white

http://www.cervelo.com/...kes/p-series/p3.html

and looks awful ;)

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http://www.thetrinerd.com

I just got mine. The website colors look grey, but it is more of a black on black and not as matte looking as the website. I really liked how it looked on the web...in person it is alright. Great bike though and can't wait to race with it this season!

Are those aerobars any lower than the stock setup? I've removed all but one 1mm spacer and installed a -17 deg stem but I would like to try to go further without having the stem at an extreme angle. I would prefer an aerobar that places elbow pads right on the handlebars without any additional stack, but that doesn't seem to exist.

tririg alpha??

if you mean the ones that came stock with the bike, then yes, the stock bars had me about as high as a 54cm frame with aduro, whereas this is only a 48cm frame. so, about 37mm. aduro requires not headset dust cover, the stem is the cover. but with aduro, you have to be willing to commit to running your rear brake in a slightly less crisp manner. works fine, just not ideal routing, unless using maguras

I agree... I want a cervelo so bad and that's the only reason why I didn't get the latest version. Since I wanted a cervelo, I bought the previous model (demo bike) and the money I saved I used it towards to a complete repaint job. Hoping to get the bike back from the pain shop next week!

What stem do you have such that the TH Aero Bento essentially touches it? I don't like the look when there is a gap and there is also the potential aero penalty when ther eis a gap.

I am using the aduro bar. integrated cervelo/3T product. currently only available via a P5 or on ebay. told it might come aftermarket this year, at some point, maybe, not counting on it

Where's the front brake cable going? Is there a guide within the stem?

Looks great!