Originally Posted by
bigfred
Just for future reference, you can usually get the deraileur up a few cogs by screwing the limit screw all the way in. Leaving you with a 2 speed.
or remove the cable and slip it though the rear der without the housing so the cable end/stop that would be in the shifter is in the barrel adjuster, lock the cable in the tension bolt as normal and then you can adjust the barrel till the chain sits in the gear you want it to be in... very crude way of a SS... or at least a VERY wide 2 speed/3 speed if you've got front gears... I imagine you could also use a string in a real bind