Originally Posted by
wheelreason
I do something weird too, but I find it easiest and quickest.
I set the upper and lower limit screws sans cable as usual, then I screw the barrel adjuster all the way in, and back it out 1 1/2 turns.
now I move the dlr to the 2nd cog, and finger pull the cable and tighten it. That's it. Done. 90% of the time I don't even need to trim with the barrel adjuster. What I can't figure out (nor do I care to) is why it works equally well with everything from 7 to 11 speeds.
Yah, that's the kind of thing I meant with the limit screws, but I guess if you just push the RD over by hand to get the chain to hold it on the 2nd cog, that's easier.