Rest is the only way to sort it long term, try moving bars and levers about,
I used to get it when I was doing alot in the gym, mine was really bad is I rode to soon after
Yea I wasn't there,but the elite routes are pretty much the same old lines... Unless you come up with some original elite routes of your own? Then again I havnt seen you at a comp in years so I can't imagine you know what level the elite route would be!
Well may as well go with ur bike, get there early so u can have a look at the sections. If you Think you can manage have a go. If they look to hard just watch and get some practice in after!
The screws just limit the mech so the chain doesn't go to far and off each end of the cog and into the spokes at the top, then just start by moving the cable with the barrel adjuster
I remember years ago a mate used a hacksaw to do some small groves in his rim maybe 1mm deep 5mm apart kind of worked..
Maybe it's possible to do but not really worth while in the long run, just grind your rim doesn't take long
He basically sands them at an angle to match the angle of most rims!!
As for the real pads iv got a couple of pairs personally from him, yes they have loads of bite and loud but they don't hold great...
Worked well with dead grinds and dob rims for me.. Poor in wet