Originally Posted by
prj71
As an atheist that likes to drink beer? Not so sure on that.
Wonder if the cable is under high tension during shifts? Maybe inspecting bend loops further down the line (especially at the rear derailleur) could relieve the tension?
The cable can only be under as much tension as the derailleur spring creates. It's always the same really. When the derailleur is in any gear other than high (small cog) the spring force is always the same. The shifter just holds it in different positions to correspond with the different cogs. Unless you have a TON of housing here and some really awful housing routing the 'tension' on the cable doesn't change.