Originally Posted by
Syncmaster
Thanks for everyone's comments. I ended up trimming about 2 inches from the housing and the exit/entry from the cable stop and barrel adjuster still look good. Shifting still feels crisp. I could still probably trim a bit more but I'll see how this rides and then adjust from there.
2 inches is quite a bit. Can you post another picture, (or two) one in the same gears as your original and one in the highest gear? Curious to see how much difference it made. BTW: thanks for posting this - good thread.
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