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Aye, that's understandable, I'd want to do the same and cold-setting to 135mm shouldn't be difficult when you come to do it.
With that in mind I'd probably go through it in this order:
Double check the hanger.
Get a stepped ferrule, without it sitting securely you'll always have subpar shifting.
Check the limit screws.Let us know how you get on.
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Cheers. Will do.
I picked up a couple of stepped ferrules. I don't actually think they're the correct size (probably too small a step) , but the way they are shapped I can make them big enough to sit tight. The guy in the shop also pointed out I could just use the cable with no ferrule on the end. That is probably what I'll end up doing.
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Thanks for replying, I really appreciate it. I shouldn't let it bug me as much, but I struggle with not being able to do things.... and this is properly beating me.
That's good to know.
It sits outside. One of these:
...when it stepped to sit inside sort of like these:
(I know that there are also tonnes of different stepped ferrules - I guess a trip to my new LBC)
I will double check that. It's good to know.
Pretty sure. But I've read this regularly from reading around so I will double check once the bike is back. I don't think it is though because it shifted fine when the DT shifters were on the DT, and other than the problems listed it was alright with the DT-thumbie conversion.
I will have a think about a 7 speed conversion. But the original plan was to change the handle bars and shifters so it could be used for commuting purposes. Then if she liked the bike (which she does) spend a bit of money making it "nicer" in the Spring/Summer next year. In which case cold setting the frame and making it an 8 or 9 speed seems more sensible from a compatibilty POV (ie use some of my parts bin).