Originally Posted by
Lord Chaos
Also, keep in mind your bike is new. Cables will stretch a bit, so you'll need to use the barrel adjusters at the shifters to take up the slack. You'll know you have a problem when you can't shift onto the big sprocket in back. After a while--100 miles or so--things will settle down and you won't have to adjust it again.
good point about the new bike thing... I'm just loathed to touch gear config and set-up if it's at least working - i've had issues with previous bikes and gear set-up, and I experienced the "wobbly table leg" syndrome, and never, ever got them working again - but I'll read up on it, and see if it helps. I guess I could also ask the guy who services the bike at my next service, thinking about it...