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Originally Posted by urbanknight
That's what made me wonder if a simple fix would be getting a MTB derailleur, or even a different crankset since I prefer a different length anyway. But I also hate doing bottom brackets, so I'd want to get one compatible with the one that's installed already

I'll have to look at it when I get back to it.
A mountain bike derailer doesn’t usually play nice with road shifters. I’ve moved spacers on lots of bikes to use mountain bike cranks with road derailers. It works and it doesn’t cause problems, so why not? As an added benefit, it drives the OCD crowd crazy, so that’s a plus.

The solution to your problem is to swap the spacer back. It worked, why not just live with it?
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