Originally Posted by jolly_codger

An alternative to the method you describe is to click the lever once and then set the small ring stop to that; this way the last click is the last click and no worries about stressing the ratchet, etc. Because it is the front mech spring that is exerting force on the inner stop in this method the rider doesn't have to consciously avoid any lever positions. I have done several bikes over they years this way and have never seen a failure of shifter or front mech.