Quote Originally Posted by silver View Post
So, the new bike has a double. I've had to learn about crosschaining. I've dropped the chain several times. all times when I had crosschained.

Finally, I also, recently learned that the way that shifters are brought in closer for WSD bikes are by placing a specially designed shim into the shifters, thus bringing in the levers closer to the handle bars.
I'm surprised to hear that cross-chaining is a problem with doubles? I have only had my 105 triple, and I thought that doubles, with their slimmer depth due to only 2 rings, did not really have this issue? Hmmm.

And, I have an inexpensive set of Specialized shims on my bike. Actually, I have 2 shims on each side! I have very tiny hands. Double shimming does help, but I dream of a WSD bar that might have narrower bar circumference and a different shape to bring shifters closer to the bar.