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From: Rochester, NY
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While I don't have the answer as to why the Deore der won't index well i will say that it's not limited to a 5 spd system. It looks to me like a late 1980's design, which would be at least a six speed system. Buy the early days of indexing are foggy in my mind. IIRC the 6 speed freewheels had the same cog C-C spacing as the 5 spd ones did. The give away that I picked up on is the cable adjuster style. Is the upper pulley the correct SIS guide design with a touch of free end play? Andy.