Originally Posted by
maddog34
you should think about not laughing.
the op has already considered a solution to the extra shift position... you did not. I guess you are the one that needs to think.
and i still advise the OP get an 8 speed rear wheel, as i did above.
the hassle involved with misaligning a chain with almost every shift is immense, and will compound itself via wear and false shifting caused by bumps in the road/trail.
laugh at yourself, scott.
Lighten up, Francis. The "extra shift" problem is solved by setting the RD limits properly, it's barely worth mentioning among people who know what they're doing. Furthermore, people have successfully used 8-speed shifters to index a 7-speed cassette. As posted above, the accumulated error need only be 0.6mm at each end.