Low car diet
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Location: Corvallis, OR, USA
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One other thing, try to use the middle chainring most of the time, switching to the inner and outer as necessary. The middle was designed to be used with all the rear cogs, whereas the inner is meant for the first few (1, 2, 3..) and the outer for the last few (...6, 7, 8). There are times to use the outer ring with one of the lower cogs, but usually just for a quick climb during a descent which necessitates the outer ring.
This doesn't have much to do w/your problem, just a tip, but it would eliminate the situation you described...though you should fix the problem itself.