Old 02-27-22, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by hypercycle
I also realize that some further improvements in cable performance could probably also be made: but does a larger cable/housing loop at the rear derailleur and using the 'Straight Wire' shimano cable housing instead of coiled wire gear housing make enough difference that I should re-cable the shifter with the then needed longer gear cable?
Replacing the coiled wire housing with proper shift cable housing with a good loop will most likely solve the issue.
I ran a V Luxe with Shimano A-400 DT shifters and a 13-25 SunRace freewheel and got perfect indexing.

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