Originally Posted by
Smitty2k1
I can index and shift well great through 2/3 of the cassette but then the last couple gears either start slipping or fail to shift at all. Turning the barrel adjusters just moves the problem to the other end of the cassette. A funny thing happens in the 8th cassette cog where the chain sits up on the edges of the chain instead of slotting into the grooves.
My commiserations, I experienced all of that too, Right now I have it set so I can shift all through the cassette but it gets noisy in the 3 largest cogs and I accept that I will occasionally miss a shift in the smallest cogs. I dread putting my gravel wheels back on and potentially beginning the process all over again. I do now make sure the wheel is perfectly set in the dropouts and my QR is cranked tight, just to avoid any chance of misalignment or movement there.