well, now a third LBS has given up trying fix this problem. they tried an ultegra RD but it still bumped the dropout. they say that the derailleur hanger is *so* far forward that any derailleur is going to have the same problem.
by any chance did Xootr alter their hanger design? the previous owner had this working (with an old hanger, which is stripped), so maybe that's the problem.
sigh...when I get it back tmw I'll compare the hangers side by side.
Originally Posted by
mtalinm
took it to the LBS tonight. got a longer b-screw from a SRAM derailleur, but it didn't help because the Swift derailleur hanger doesn't have much of a platform for it to sit on. so much for that.
they thought an Ultegra derailleur might do the trick since the cage around the jockey wheel is smaller. they also said that re-dishing the wheel would do the trick, though that it would be "involved". last possibility is to file down the cage around the jockey wheel and hope that does the trick.