Originally Posted by
pierce
put the bike in the smallest rear sprocket, pull gently on the cable, and see if there's another gear position past that on the shifter.
wouldn't that cause an up-shift? that is going to next larger/easier gear. But you may be onto something, because when I shift to smallest cog I can tap the shifter one more time, like it thinks there is one more to go (harder gear that is).
Originally Posted by
pierce
if so, cinch up on the cable so THATS your high gear, readjust the indexing to align with a middle gear, and try for the small ring - big cog combo again ...
By cinch up you mean tighten up the cable? if so, can I use the barrel adjuster, or do I need to release the cable, pull on it and retight? do I need to be on the big chainring?