What are Nokon cables? Do they make it possible to route shifting cables under the bar tape? That would be very

I'm loving the creative responses on this thread... FWIW, I went with 105 except for the R700 shifters (they are short reach for small hands and Ultegra-level) and the R700 compact crankset (also Ultegra level). These are 2007 parts. I think that for 2008 you can get a compact crank at any parts level.