Things are much improved today. I slackened off the lever slightly last night and got some lubrication into the cable. Also lubricated the pivot points in the derailleur and she is changing gear a lot easier now. Had a good run to work this morning. Had a moment of amusement too. There was a young lad, probably around age 16 or 17, heading for the college which I go past to get to work. I was gaining on him quite fast. He turned round, saw me about 30 yards behind him and he started pedalling furiously. I shifted up a gear and sailed past him. I heard him cursing LOL

At least getting home was easier this afternoon but I'm still not happy with the gearing. I think it could be that I've got used to X amount of space on the lever to change gear and that space is much narrower now so the chain often jumps two cogs instead of one. Maybe I just need to get used to it like this.

Makes me look forward even more to getting my new bike (Specialized Dolce Elite) in a few weeks time