Originally Posted by
desertdork
It seems that it should be normal for the shifter to "overshift" a fraction and then pull back. This extra nudge would then help get the chain to ride onto the chainring's teeth.
I don't know anything about your crankset. Possibly it was designed for 6/7 speed systems and has wider spacing between the rings than what we see on 8-sp cranksets.
Hi it would be useful to know the front chainring spacing on the bike - just use a ruler - that is close enough - center to center - it will be either 1cm or about 6mm or so, but measure it and note it on this thread. Regards, Honestron, London