Trek Control Freak Zippity-doo-dad for routing bike internal cables

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<p>Hook tool for gathering shift and brake housings when dealing with Trek's Control Freak internal cable routing. Very likely useful on other brands' internal routing as well. Push all the housing and hoses to one side, reach in through the ziptie access hole with this tool, then get the housing and hoses into the hook. Once they're in the hook, push the ziptie into the slot in the handle where it will route around the housing/hoses, and come out the end of the hook. You can then pull the ziptie through, remove this tool, and cinch everything down.</p> <p>Based on a 3D printed design from Trek's own service folks - thanks to David of Trek Bikes in Chattanooga for sharing photos and dimensions of the Trek version, which broke when he was using it. This version will hopefully prove to address the issues he found with the original Trek design.</p> <p><em>NOTE:</em> Tagged as a work in progress as I'm waiting to hear back from David to see if it works as well as the original. Files will likely change based on his feedback. Appears to work for me but I'm not a<em>full time</em> pro bike mechanic so don't have as much direct exposure.</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><h3>Category: Hand Tools Summary</h3> <p>Hook tool for gathering shift and brake housings when dealing with Trek's Control Freak internal cable routing. Very likely useful on other brands' internal routing as well. Push all the housing and hoses to one side, reach in through the ziptie access hole with this tool, then get the housing and hoses into the hook. Once they're in the hook, push the ziptie into the slot in the handle where it will route around the housing/hoses, and come out the end of the hook. You can then pull the ziptie through, remove this tool, and cinch everything down.</p> <p>Based on a 3D printed design from Trek's own service folks - thanks to David of Trek Bikes in Chattanooga for sharing photos and dimensions of the Trek version, which broke when he was using it. This version will hopefully prove to address the issues he found with the original Trek design.</p> <p><em>NOTE:</em> Tagged as a work in progress as I'm waiting to hear back from David to see if it works as well as the original. Files will likely change based on his feedback. Appears to work for me but I'm not a<em>full time</em> pro bike mechanic so don't have as much direct exposure.</p> <h3> Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong> 0.2mm</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong></p> <p>I printed in PLA for the rigidity - PETG or ABS might be better as they are less brittle. Supports should not be needed.</p>