What are you whispering about my DT shifters, Wow? I am rather fond of them these days; replacing cables is a doddle for one thing.
Have just got back from BC with perfectly fettled bike. Turns out I should also have replaced the little bit of housing because it was not letting the cable run smoothly so all my 'fine-tuning' was in vain; they also added a spacer to stop the chain fouling the frame with the extra cog squeezed in. Perhaps I would have realised this if I had not been in a state of 'post-flu', but probably not.
Here's a funny thing though; this twit has done herself out of her lowest gear. I could have sworn my biggest cog on the original block was 28 and bought the new freewheel block accordingly; when I compared the two I realised the biggest one on the old block is 32 and it is written on it and everything, what is wrong with me?! So apologies in advance to whoever happens to be near me on the next hill; I expect the Tourettes will return as I bemoan the loss of those four teeth.
(Jasper, the dog would like you to know that she knows as much about gears as Mr Legg's cat knows about the weather. In actual fact she went and cowered in the hallway, because the noise and sight of the wheel spinning as I tested the gears was freaking her out greatly, and only came back once I had put the bike and tools to one side. Wimp.)