Quote Originally Posted by jessmarimba View Post
And actually (this is absurd!!) I can't remember what way the front shifter goes on my CURRENT bike. Seriously. I should just set the thing up as a 1x9 so I don't have to think about it
LOL, that would indeed take care of the problem I have a 3x10, and the more I think about it I do wonder how often I will use that biggest chain for mountain biking - but I am sure I will be thankful for it when I need it!

The Shimano triggers on my LHT won't allow me to shift the rear more than 2 gears at a time, and of course my SRAM shifters on the Jamis allows me to shift as many gears as I want - this is going to require me to learn more finesse in shifting as well so I don't accidentally shift 5 gears at a time again unless I mean it

I must note that the Shimano triggers on my LHT are "special" triggers and are not one of their common groups like XT or whatever.