Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Central Maryland
Bikes: 1949 Hercules Kestrel, 1950 Norman Rapide, 1970 Schwinn Collegiate, 1972 Peugeot UE-8, 1976 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Jack Taylor Tandem, 1984 Davidson Tandem, 2010 Bilenky "BQ" 650B Constructeur Tandem, 2011 Linus Mixte
For the chain rub on the FD, I know that at least for the 9-speed brifters that you can trim the derailleur by doing a partial or half click on the brifter. I would think the 7-speed would work the same way.