As the title says, if you have or have ridden a 2010 Orange Blood, what is the best cable routing for the rear disk and a continuous outer rear mech?

There are a number of guide points on the top of the swing arm and the underside of the top tube, but if all are used there is precious little room for cable excess when the suspension is compressed. The main options seem to me to be:

1) Don't use all cable guide points, so more room for excess cable
2) Loosely fix using the cable guide points on the main frame so that as suspension compresses the cables slide back and forth
3) Re-route completely along chainstay over main pivot and along downtube where cable movement is minimal.

I would be grateful for any (knowledgeable) opinions or photos of successful routings.

Thanks

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I went for option 2 on my 2009 Blood.

I went for option 2 on my 2009 Blood (don't know if the guide points are any different or not) but found the sliding cable was starting to wear through the guides (as it was moving a good few inchs back and forth almost constantly). So I got some clear plastic tube and made little sleeves for the cable at each of these points. The cable is now held securely but free to slide back and forth as the suspension moves. Works a treat although its going to wear out the cable outer now!

Thanks Sim and Jemima,

That is the option i have currently gone with but i am also wondering about wearing cables / guides out and hence thinking about alternatives?

I have been very intrigued by the Blood since launch, but never got a chance to ride one, how you finding them? and what are your main styles of riding? Are they a byatch to ride up the mountain?

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