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Keeping Wiring Out of the Bottom Bracket Area

Right now, I'm building up a Pinarello Dogma F8 (not the DISK version), and
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↑This is a photo after wiring is complete.
When there's wiring inside the bottom bracket, it can cause unnecessary trouble,
so it's something you want to avoid if possible.
This is a threaded bottom bracket, but with press-fit versions, I've heard of cases where
wiring gets crushed and severed when inserting bottom bracket components.

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The F8's front derailleur hole uses the same location as the mechanical version.
I prefer running it near the front derailleur braze-on on the seat tube,
and with the 9150 electronic Dura-Ace, this position works out fine too.

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All the wiring is complete.

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All four cables exit from the down tube,
so if you tuck the lower junction box into the frame, there's nothing left in the bottom bracket.

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↑Not like this

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↑Like this.
That said, many frames don't allow this routing,
so it's just something worth doing if your frame permits it.

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Internal battery

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Front derailleur

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Rear derailleur

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Upper junction box
By the way, I happen to know quite a bit about the small components that come with the F8 frame
(→here).
Regarding the wiring, I've written similar things in the linked post as well.

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