Originally Posted by trailhound
EeeeeWwwww....
The thought of connecting the cable to the wrong side of the ft. der. just creeps me out... Sorry, just hadta say that!
Well, that's why I included the caveats...
The head wrench at the LBS said it maybe had something to do with using an LX 8 speed rear derailleur on a 7speed hub, but I find that a bit hard to swallow. Maybe I'm wrong. Adjusted the stops to accomodate.... and I mean all of 'em....
Yeah, that sounds a little cagey (ouch, bad pun!).
AFAIK, the only effect #cogs has on front shifting is where the front cage sits on the index detents, and you originally posted that you're running in friction mode. The total range of position across the cogs is the same. If anything, you'd have more likelihood of chain rub with
more cogs.
Seems like it's still a front cage travel issue. Is there anything restricting the throw of the lever? Could there be anything weird about the way the cable routes thru the lever, that affects the distance the cable moves as a a function of lever throw?