Originally Posted by
lennyk
some frames with shorter chainstay lengths are more likely to get front derailleur rub on either side of the middle of the cassette, my caad 10 was like this, was difficult to adjust to get more than 7 gears without compromising lower or higher gears
yaw easily solved that.
Were you taking advantage of the 'trim' shifts that you get with a Shimano front shifter? I managed to get almost zero chain rub even without trimming on a kid's 24" wheel road bike and Tiagra 4700. You won't find chainstays shorter than those.