Any question answered...

I'm afraid i'd disagree with you.
Having the 'spare' gears at the bottom end of the cassette will mean that the shifter can easily be put into a position that will slacken the cable which could then come out of a guide or catch on something.
Put them at the top and the cable will never go slack and you'd have to be a ham fisted idiot to wrench on the lever enough to stretch the cable.
Lots of shifter can over shift at the top end anyway so your set up will be no different to this.
Good point. Didn't think about slack cable syndrome. Also with your method you wouldn't be aware of the 'spare' gears on the shifter, as you would never be able to get to them, whereas you would with the way I suggested.

Also, it shouldnt be a problem if I use, for example, an 8 speed bar end shifter with my 6 speed cassette right?

Nobody seems to have mentioned that an 8-speed indexed bar end shifter won't work with a 6-speed cassette because the sprocket spacing is different. If you switch to friction mode, you won't have a bunch of slack cable because the total cable pull for 8-speed is about the same as the total for 6-speed. The excess should be at the low gear end of the lever travel, so that the cable doesn't go completely slack in top gear.

Nobody seems to have mentioned that an 8-speed indexed bar end shifter won't work with a 6-speed cassette because the sprocket spacing is different. If you switch to friction mode, you won't have a bunch of slack cable because the total cable pull for 8-speed is about the same as the total for 6-speed. The excess should be at the low gear end of the lever travel, so that the cable doesn't go completely slack in top gear.

I did consider that the indexing might be off but presumed the person that asked had already addressed this as they didn't ask about it.
I knew that a 7spd cassette will fit an 8spd freehub body with a spacer so presumed the sprocket spacing was the same and i thought the same might be true of the 6spd which is presumably a screw on block.

I'm looking for this great bike mapping service but can't find the address. It's very much like bikely but a lot slicker and easier to use. Argh! It is really annoying me.

The URL was something like bikemaps.net. Anybody know what I'm talking about?

www.ridewithgps.com

maybe?

Bikemap.net? I used to use it but have since moved to Ride with GPS (no GPS required) as it lets you keep track of rides and it nice and easy to use.

Bikemap.net?

That's the one!

does anyone know what they are filming outside my building on john carpenter street ?

one bloke looks vaguely familiar

Something to do with New Statesman?

Question.
Do I need a poo...?

^^^only you can say, (I know the baker kneaded a poo though, he had smelly hands after)

my question is, what is the clit-hood actually called?

clitoral prepuce

o.k thankyou will tell her.

the what hood?

the neighbourhood

shrugs

no, he was in Madness

What way is the strap supposed to go through the clasp? pics? cant figure it out, and i feel retarded and on my current bike they are in wrong i think

Anyone know a good NHS dentist around central or SE1?

Whats the general vibe about applying your own choice of decal unto an unknown frame, say a Freddie Grubb decal to a frame I have no idea about? I could imagine that it might be frowned upon.

I would frown upon it.

I'd frown all over its tits.

I have frowned upon it in the past too. Its just I might buy a frame that is unidentifiable and I would love it to have decals. Grubb was just an example.

Hay! You cant edit that post and add a picture of a chick dude... now it looks like I was talking about her.

Hahahaha sorry man, I found a picture of frowning woman and everything felt perfect